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10 Nov 2010 21:06

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Culture: George W. Bush’s “Decision Points” does boffo book sales

  • 170,000 number of hardcover copies of “Decision Points” sold on Tuesday, its first day on shelves
  • 50,000 number of electronic copies the book sold; and most of the early sales weren’t pre-orders, either source

25 Nov 2009 19:56

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Politics: Sarah Palin’s “Going Rogue” less like Bill Clinton, more like Hillary

  • How Sarah Palin’s book did:
  • 469,000 people went “Rogue”
  • How it compares to other political books:
  • 606,000 copies of Bill Clinton’s “My Life” sold in its first week
  • 440,000 copies of Hillary Clinton’s “Living History” sold in its first week source

15 Apr 2009 20:38

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U.S.: Obama’s tax forms: Running for president makes you lose income.

  • $4.2 million amount of money the Obamas made in 2007, largely off his book sales
  • $2.7 million amount of money the Obamas made in 2008, when he was campaigning source