And it’s still overpriced
Wednesday, Aug 3, 2011 - Posted by Rich Miller
* A penny? Who would pay that much?…
On Monday, a federal judge scheduled former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s sentencing for October. Blagojevich was convicted of 17 counts of public corruption in federal court in June.
But whatever his prison sentence might be, Blagojevich’s memoir is already serving its own sentence — on remainder tables. “The Governor” was published by Phoenix Books in 2009 with a cover price of $24.95. Now you can get it new from Amazon resellers for $2.80. And used? Five retailers list it for just 1 penny (plus shipping). […]
No one expects a book published two years ago to still be on top of the bestseller lists — unless you’re “The Help” or talking about a girl with a dragon tattoo — but “The Governor” is going for peanuts — less than peanuts. Who can buy a peanut for a penny (plus shipping)?
Even though most of us won’t ever forget him, the rest of the world is over it’s little Rod Blagojevich phase. His 15 minutes are up. Good riddance.
