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On May 12, 2009, it was announced that Palin had signed a book deal with HarperCollins to publish an autobiography. The book’s publication date was moved up to November 17, 2009, because Palin completed the book earlier than expected.
The deal included a $1.25 million retainer. Mrs. Palin told The Anchorage Daily News that it will “be nice to put my journalism degree to work on this and get to tell my story.”
By early November 2009, Palin’s Going Rogue book was the number one seller on Amazon.com and other leading booksellers.
Before its release, the Associated Press obtained a copy of the 432-page book, fact-checked it, and found it interesting but with several inaccuracies.
Watchdog group Media Matters for America posted a list of alleged falsehoods in the book.
In response, Palin posted on her Facebook page, “…as is expected, the AP and a number of subsequent media outlets are erroneously reporting the contents of the book. Keep your powder dry, read the book, and enjoy it!”
A former senior McCain campaign official reviewed book excerpts about Palin accusing the campaign of keeping her away from the news media, and the official said, “Apparently the excerpts from the book are a continuation of a well-established and documented pattern where she (Palin) makes representations that are exaggerations or fiction,”
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said that the book was “one of the most substantive policy books I’ve read.”
Fox News reported that the book has 13 pages out of the 432 pages devoted to policy matters. Palin co-authored the book with Lynn Vincent, a conservative writer.
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