Sarah Palin's Book Is Already on Clearance [LIE! It's Amazon's TOP 100 Book Sale!]

Newsweek ^ | October 23, 2009 | Holly Bailey

[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.

[bugseye]

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

[mnehring]

Wal-Mart, which offered Palin’s book for pre-sale at $10

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

[avacado]

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.

[Hodar]

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.

[mnehring]

Of course Newsweek can't figure that out. doesn't want you to know about that.

[Texas4ever]

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

[avacado]

Exactly!!!

[ClearCase_guy]

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

[Domandred]

Headline says clearance, article says retail price competition.

[ez]

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...

[manic4organic]

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

[9YearLurker]

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?)

[Vasilli22]

Tell this twit what you think about her article.

okieandaussie@gmail.com

[DoughtyOne]

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...

[JimSEA]

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

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

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.

[mono]

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.

[alecqss]

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.

[garyb]

I ordered “Rogue” and about five other books at the same time from Amazon, so, I guess it got me in the door.

[Lockbar]

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

I always call in "News-Weak"