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NEW YORK (AP) - "Going Rogue" is going big.Publisher HarperCollins said Friday that Sarah Palin's memoir sold 300,000 copies its first day, among the best openings ever for a nonfiction book. In 2004, Bill Clinton's "My Life" debuted with sales of 400,000 copies. The year before, Hillary Rodham Clinton's "Living History" started at 200,000."Going Rogue" was released this week and its print run already has been increased from 1.5 million copies to 2.5 million, HarperCollins announced Friday. Palin, the former Alaska governor and GOP vice presidential candidate, is in the midst of a nationwide promotional tour.
Sarah Palin: Books, Buzz, and Oprah BumpShare | November 25, 2009 2 CommentsIn its first week of publication, Going Rogue: An American Life by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was the highest-selling book of the week in the U.S. according to Nielsen Bookscan, debuting ahead of titles by best-sellers James Patterson and Stephen King whose books also debut that week.Top 10 Book Sales: Week Of Nov. 16, 2009Rank Title Author Date of Publication1 GOING ROGUE: AN AMERICAN LIFE (hardcover) Sarah Palin 11/1/20092 I, ALEX CROSS (hardcover) James Patterson 11/1/20093 UNDER THE DOME (hardcover) Stephen King 11/1/20094 THE LOST SYMBOL (hardcover) Dan Brown 9/1/20095 DOG DAYS (hardcover) Jeff Kinney 10/1/20096 FORD COUNTY (hardcover) John Grisham 11/1/20097 OPEN (hardcover) Andre Agassi 11/1/20098 ECLIPSE (trade paperback) Stephenie Meyer 8/1/20099 HAVE A LITTLE FAITH (hardcover) Mitch Albom 9/1/200910 TWILIGHT (trade paperback) Stephenie Meyer 9/1/2006Source: The Nielsen CompanyIn comparison to first week book sales by current or past presidents, or by other vice presidential or presidential contenders, Palin runs second behind Bill Clinton’s memoir, My Life, and just ahead of Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton’s Living History....