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Sarah Palin's Book Is Already on Clearance [LIE! It's Amazon's TOP 100 Book Sale!]
Newsweek ^ | October 23, 2009 | Holly Bailey

Posted on 10/23/2009 12:37:29 PM PDT by bugseye

With just under a month to go before it’s released to the masses, Sarah Palin’s upcoming autobiography, Going Rogue, has already been near the top of Amazon’s bestseller list for weeks. No surprise, considering the enormous amount of interest—both bad and good—the former Alaska governor has generated since John McCain named her as his vice-presidential running mate last year. But there may be more to the story: Over the last week or so, Amazon has been steadily dropping the price of Palin’s book, to compete with other retailers, including Wal-Mart, which offered Palin’s book for pre-sale at $10. Originally listed at $28.99, Amazon is now basically giving the book away for a measly $9. This, as my fellow Newsweeker Sarah Ball notes, is cheaper buying a copy of Pat the Bunny. Heck, even How to Win Friends and Influence People is priced higher.

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Leave it to Newspeak to spin a Huge Book Sale into a Palin bash. Amazon is offering substantial discounts on its Top 100 Bestsellers. Sarah's book is one of MANY yet to be released books that are on sale at $9.00. Others include: Stephen King's latest (release date 11-10-09) @ a 74% discount, John Grisham's new book (release date 11-03-09) @ a 63% discount, James Patterson's latest (release: 11-16-09) @ a 68% discount, and on, and on. Again, all above at $9.00. Link to Amazon's Best Seller Page showing all discounts: http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/ref=sv_b_3
1 posted on 10/23/2009 12:37:30 PM PDT by bugseye
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Wal-Mart, which offered Palin’s book for pre-sale at $10

That's not clearance, it is called a loss leader.

2 posted on 10/23/2009 12:39:11 PM PDT by mnehring
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There are book costs wars going on right now with all the book sellers and Wal-Mart. Of course Newsweek can't figure that out.
3 posted on 10/23/2009 12:39:12 PM PDT by avacado
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Wish I could post Al Franken’s book we saw on the end-cap at the Dollar store. I have the pictures securely saved in my cell phone.

That, my dear, is what Clearance looks like.


4 posted on 10/23/2009 12:40:09 PM PDT by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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Of course Newsweek can't figure that out. doesn't want you to know about that.
5 posted on 10/23/2009 12:40:41 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: bugseye

Newsweek is so clueless this is a marketing tool!
They are really loosing it, desparate over there.


6 posted on 10/23/2009 12:40:47 PM PDT by Texas4ever (God is in control!)
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To: mnehring

Exactly!!!


7 posted on 10/23/2009 12:41:35 PM PDT by avacado
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To: bugseye

Long, long ago, magazines like Newsweek actually reported news. Now they just spend their time bashing Republicans and giving Lewinskis to Democrats.


8 posted on 10/23/2009 12:41:39 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Play the Race Card -- lose the game.)
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To: bugseye

Headline says clearance, article says retail price competition.


9 posted on 10/23/2009 12:42:37 PM PDT by Domandred (Fdisk, format, and reinstall the entire .gov system. I am Jim Thompson.)
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Good...lots more people will buy it at $9.00 than $28.99 and the ideas within will be spread a LOT farther. In fact, they may all realize how they were LIED TO by you in the news industry in last years election.

I'd be nervous if I were you, jealous lefty news spewer...

10 posted on 10/23/2009 12:42:41 PM PDT by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: bugseye

Holly (the liar) Bailey: okieandaussie@gmail.com


11 posted on 10/23/2009 12:42:55 PM PDT by manic4organic (Obama shot hoops, America lost troops.)
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There’s no end to the MSM’s devious attempts to mislead and undermine—of course they know full well how they are misrepresenting the situation. (And Obama says Fox is a slanted news outfit?)


12 posted on 10/23/2009 12:43:18 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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Tell this twit what you think about her article.

okieandaussie@gmail.com


13 posted on 10/23/2009 12:43:28 PM PDT by Vasilli22
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I’d love to have $1.00 dollar for every one of those books that will be sold. With all the credit card orders, there’s a whole lot of bank approvals or ‘clearance’ going on right now.

The leftist media is drooling again...


14 posted on 10/23/2009 12:46:03 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Deficit spending, trade deficits, unsecure mortages, worthless paper... ... not a problem. Oh yeah?)
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To: bugseye

Newsweek isn’t “clueless”, they know exactly what they are doing.


15 posted on 10/23/2009 12:47:23 PM PDT by JimSEA
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/ref=sv_b_3

It’s the #2 best seller at Amazon. Hard to understand why they are offering such a steep discount unless sales are really disappointing.


16 posted on 10/23/2009 12:48:20 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The People have abdicated our duties; ... and anxiously hope for just two things: bread and circuses)
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I think even enemies of Palin must understand there is a price war going on between Amazon, WalMart and others. The dealers cost on her book is around $15, so some are indeed selling it as a loss leader which is strange since they could make a profit because of high demand....? Unless she contracted otherwise she will still get paid her full royalty from her publisher regardless of what the dealer sells them for.


17 posted on 10/23/2009 12:48:46 PM PDT by mono
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I remember MSM spin, when Dixie Chicks has been busy canceling concerts. The spin was - people are afraid of what Bush Administration would do to them and prefer to buy CDs instead of coming to the show.

Then it was discovered that they do not buy CDs, too. Bush's fault, too, no doubt.

18 posted on 10/23/2009 12:49:11 PM PDT by alecqss
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I ordered “Rogue” and about five other books at the same time from Amazon, so, I guess it got me in the door.


19 posted on 10/23/2009 12:50:34 PM PDT by garyb
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To: JimSEA
"Newsweek isn’t “clueless”, they know exactly what they are doing."

I always call in "News-Weak"

20 posted on 10/23/2009 12:51:44 PM PDT by Lockbar (March toward the sound of the guns.)
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