Thursday, October 15, 2009

'Going Rogue' for a sawbuck? You betcha!

For the next month or so until Sarah Palin's Going Rogue is officially released, Wal-Mart has announced that it is offering the former governor's memoir for a price of $10, and that includes free home delivery:
Walmart.com is... offering the nation's Top 10 pre-selling books at just $10 each, including free shipping to home. Customers now have access to the Top 10 most sought after pre-selling titles -- all scheduled for street release in November -- at the lowest prices available online including, Under the Dome by Stephen King, Going Rogue: An American Life by Sarah Palin, I, Alex Cross by James Patterson, and Ford County: Stories by John Grisham, to name a few. The complete list of $10 pre-selling titles is now available online at walmart.com/books.
In a bid to grab a larger share of the book market, Walmart.com is also introducing a new book program, "America's Reading List," which includes 200 of the nation's best-selling books at 50 percent savings or more off the list price.

Let the book wars begin!

- JP
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5 comments:

  1. Carlos EchevarriaOctober 15, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/15/palin-to-campaign-in-texas/

    I know, I know, you are on top of it, LOL, but just in case a miracle happens and you don't have it....take care buddy, i love how your site is coming along

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  2. Josh PainterOctober 15, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    Hadn't seen that particular article yet, but we knew that she will come down here to campaign for Perry after her book tour.

    Thanks, brother!

    - JP

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  3. GregOctober 15, 2009 at 1:25 PM

    Going Rogue was #1 at WalMart for the first 10 days it was in pre-release status, then there was a 3 day period during which they directed people to B&N, but now it's back at #4 this time. I suspect that they may have sold out of their original allottment, and had to request additional copies. Going Rogue is still #1 at Borders, #1 in non-fication at Books A Million, #1 in non-fiction at Amazon (#5 among all books) and #12 at B&N. It only dropped to #12 due to a heavy influx of sales of Wimpy Kid books. I suspect the DNC is having truckloads of Wimpy Kid books delivered as we speak.

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  4. GregOctober 15, 2009 at 2:54 PM

    I guess the DNC didn't order enough Wimpy Kid books, Going Rogue has moved up to #8 at BN.

    Here's something interesting:

    A Different Sarah Palin Book Gets a Boost

    the biography sold 13,000 hardcovers and 80,000 paperback copies.

    http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/10/15/a-different-sarah-palin-book-gets-a-boost/

    total of 93,000 copies is actually very good for a non-fiction book. This book is now #37,017 at BN, Romney's new book is #233,293
    at BN. Going Rogue is #8 at BN. Sales of Going Rogue could be blockbuster level.

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  5. MorganOctober 15, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    Josh, I thank you very much for the post. My family now has pre-ordered two copies of Sarah's book.

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