Posted on 06/14/2004 6:25:08 AM PDT by counterpunch
BILL Clinton’s memoirs are to become the bestselling political book in American publishing history. The 1.5 million copies of the first edition of My Life, which will be published on June 22, have already been accounted for in advance orders, and Clinton’s publishers are racing to print a second impression.
The former president’s memoirs will eclipse the 1.8 million copies that his wife Hillary sold of her own memoir, Living History, last year.
Clinton began a marathon publicity tour last week, addressing a booksellers’ convention in Chicago. He promised his audience that "If the book’s no good, it’s all my fault".
The public has already delivered its verdict, however, as the memoirs are the bestselling book on the amazon.com bestseller list. Only JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series has had pre-publication sales to compare with Clinton.
The memoirs, which were completed last month, have been the subject of intense speculation in Washington DC, and the exact content of the book remains a mystery. However, it is known that the book is essentially divided into two halves: one focusing on Clinton’s life before he became President in 1992; the other dealing with his eight years in office.
Although he said "I don’t settle a lot of old scores" in the book, the former president, who received a $10m (£5.5m) advance, has revealed that he had to pause while writing chapters concerning former special prosecutor Ken Starr, whose hounding of the President and his associates still fills him with rage.
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Actually I wondered if the "advanced" sales were merely orders by retailers. Also if this is a world wide figure, that makes much more sense. How many people in France can actually read?
This is a bunch of crap. Like the Hillary book that is selling for $6.95 now or $10 for 2 for 1, bookstores are required to order so many books. This is all hype. One of our bookstores only sold one of Hillary's books out of three cartons of books they were required to take.
Was told publishers make deals and then the large chains require their stores to order the books.
Just wait for a few months or less and this book will also be heavily discounted to the almost giveaway department.
Why on earth would she have "loved" to have that self-promoting boob eulogize her beloved husband?!
Our bookstores in Norman that are affiliated with chains were required to order so many books of Hillary's and now Bill's. These are phoney figures -- bet they will be gifts at the convention meaning the people will have an extra fee added to their convention tab. :)
I think you are mistaken about Rush. I remember his books making #1 on the NYT Best Seller List.
Lewd and lacivious DIME novels always sell well
among the....
Right, I know that. But the article said that she would have loved to have him speak...
"btw. Kerry recently told the American Urban Radio Network. "I wouldn't be upset if I could earn the right to be the second.""
This quote is crying for a photoshop of Kerry in blackface!
Sorry, but my google search function has been freezing my computer for several days now.....
LeBoutillier is not a credible source. He's always a sure thing for bashing Bush.
I hope so!
My Lies. How about Mein Kampf?
At any rate, I won't be buying it.
Sounds like the super markets are buying a lot of toilet paper or about to.
Didn't he have one of the more bizarre theories/stories about Chandra Levy -- something about Condit being tight with a group of bisexual Hatian bikers who kidnapped and killed her on his behalf?
The Google search included all categories - for all time. Rush's books did make #1 on the NYTimes Best Seller list, but have hade no where near the overall sales of other publications. The 'little red book' from Mao had a lot of sales in the 60's & 70's. Other books in the top 10 were books like 'The World Almanac', Guiness Book of Records', and a Spelling book.
Just making the Top 10 for a couple of weeks/months doesn't start to compare to sales over a number of years.
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