Sarah Palin receives $1.25M for ‘Going Rogue’

[RamboLiberal]

Source: MSNBC/AP

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sarah Palin reports she received $1.25 million as a retainer for her upcoming book "Going Rogue."

The former Alaska governor says in her financial disclosure statement released Tuesday that she received the money from publisher HarperCollins.

Palin, the former GOP vice presidential candidate, resigned in July. She kept a fairly low profile as she worked with her book's ghostwriter.

"Going Rogue" catapulted to No. 1 on Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com after HarperCollins announced in late September it had moved up the release date of 1.5 million copies from spring to Nov. 17.

The book is currently listed at No. 6 on Amazon.com and No. 11 on Barnes & Noble.com.


Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33495409/ns/today-today_books/

[truthisfreedom]

1. Like going rogue is a good thing.

People don't even bother thinking about meaning anymore.



Main Entry: 1rogue
Pronunciation: \ˈrōg\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1561

1 : vagrant, tramp
2 : a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel
3 : a mischievous person : scamp
4 : a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave
5 : an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation

[MineralMan]

2. A Rogue Elephant...

Not a good image, it seems to me. The villagers are running for their lives.

[BOSSHOG]

6. I ran across rogue in the dictionary

while doing a crossword puzzle last night. We can add:

to uproot or destroy that which does not conform to a desired standard.

But she does have conservative values.

[happygoluckytoyou]

25. "sorry sarah.... the title GOING BANANAS was already taken"

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. Amazing....they do it every time.

Tea bagging, etc.
now rogue.
There must be oodles of cluelessness in whatever it is they drink.
Or mass Freudian lapses..

[gratuitous]

3. Mencken was right

I hear there's going to be a special section at the end, sort of a quiz for Ms. Palin's loyallest readers.

Sample question:

Complete this well-known phrase: A __________ and his _______________ are soon parted.

[dysfunctional press]

4. a fool and his money...

are fun to go out with.

[Robb]

11. I believe that was Thomas Tusser, not Brother Mencken. nt

[gratuitous]

14. I was referring to Mencken's aphorism

Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.

[Robb]

16. Righty-ho, then.

:hi:

[hatrack]

5. So what is that, about $1.20 for each remaindered copy?

:evilgrin:

[Demeter]

7. So, Where Did They Ship The 41,667 Books?

and how many tractor trailers did it take?

Calculated at a list price of $30/book....

[harkadog]

21. Your math is seriously off

Authors don't get the price of a book, just a small fraction. I have no idea what Palin's cut is but it wouldn't be more than 5%-10%.

[mainer]

27. standard hardcover royalty would be 12 - 15% of cover price

So that's about 3 bucks a copy. And then it will go to paperback, where she'll get about 10 - 12% royalty, so that's about a buck a copy.

I suspect she's going to sell pretty well, even if only her fan base buys it. There's got to be at least 300,000 Palin die-hards who won't mind shelling out $25 each for their queen's cast-offs.

[Demeter]

28. Your Sense of Perspective Is Not Sufficiently Sarcastic

They sent her the royalties in actual books. They didn't get any money for them, so they sent her the books to sell, or build hunting lodge with, or burn for heat.

Or that's what I would do, if some subordinate had stuck my company with such a dog....

[paparush]

8. I'd give her $20 bucks for "Going Home" and the sequel "Staying There"

[goclark]

17. That's funny!

I'll Buy " Staying There.!"

[cureautismnow]

9. They'll have to sell a lot of copies at the Dollar Tree to break even. n/t

[Vinca]

10. I wonder how many of the dim bulbs will buy "Going Rouge" instead.

:rofl:

[old mark]

12. I guess she graduated from being a maverick.......

I wonder what's the next step in her progression?

mark

[edwardian]

29. Cretin.

[dixiegrrrrl]

34. Ahhh..dual citizenship. Alaskan and Cretin.

[old mark]

39. She can see Cretania from her front porch. nt

[tomm2thumbs]

13. can't buy her a soul with that money...

... but she can buy all the cheap rose-pink pantsuits she can handle now

[leftynyc]

15. That's it?

I assumed it would be a lot more.

[wpelb]

18. It sounds like a lot of money

It really isn't though, at least in comparison to what Newt Gingrich got in 1995 ($4.5 million), or what Hillary Clinton got in 2000 ($8 million).

If you're famous and can get someone to write a book for you, you've got it made.

[mainer]

19. She's so dumb she doesn't know it's called an "Advance"

Retainer? I work in publishing and have never heard that term used.

As for the amount, it's really not all that much, considering her notoriety and the rabid fans she has. 1.25 million is quite a bit less than I would have expected her to get.

[mitchum]

22. I think she used "retainer" because, to her, it sounds all "lawyery and stuff"

[asksam]

20. I think we need a 150% tax rate...

... for Rethugs.

And a 200% tax rate for rogue Rethugs.

[madokie]

23. I bet she'll blow through that money like it was given to her

or like she won it in the lottery or at a gambling casino. Years from now she'll probably die broke when its all said and done

[Piewhacket]

24. Buy a ticket to Pago Pago and run for mayor, Sarah!

[Piewhacket]

26. Write a book: Going Samoan! $9.95 Amazon. Hey!

[Rozlee]

35. Yeah, Amazon has it listed at $9.00 down from $28.00 and at townhall.com

they are listing it as being given away to attendees at the latest teabagger gala, which according to Bill Maher, is going to be low attended and held at gyms, parks, parking lots, etc, lol. I have no intention of reading it myself, even in used form. I'm afraid my eyes might start bleeding.

[LynnTheDem]

30. And that's why Sarah "Quitter" palin' QUIT.

For the bucks, baby.

Like every real republican. It's all about the money.

[Arkana]

31. Think how many pairs of Manolos and Jimmy Choos that buys.

[nc4bo]

33. Don't forget to pay your taxes moose woman. nt

[Raschel]

36. So that's why Tawd quit his $32,000 a year job.

[applegrove]

37. She's not even a rogue. That implies she's off on her own but she gets

policy from the same GOP systems all the other patsies get it from. She's really "Going Patsy" and listening to Cheney and Bill Christal.

[ChicagoSuz219]

38. Hmmmm....

...wonder how much the (actual) writer got?

[trof]

40. Palin = Rogue Elephant. Definition:

Dictionary entry overview: What does rogue elephant mean?

• ROGUE ELEPHANT (noun)
The noun ROGUE ELEPHANT has 1 sense:

1. a wild and vicious elephant separated from the herd

That's her, OK.

[and-justice-for-all]

41. ....

:puke: