Clinton gives 900-page memoir to editors

[CShine]

WASHINGTON -- President Bill Clinton has finished writing his memoirs and has submitted the completed manuscript to editors. The book's cover was sent to retailers Tuesday as the publisher begins taking orders for the expected best seller.

The book, "My Life," will run an estimated 900 pages and is due out in late June. The former president received a reported $10 million to $12 million advance, and the book has a first print run of 1.5 million copies.

"He finished late last week and right now we're completing the editing process," said Paul Bogaards, vice president of publisher Alfred A. Knopf. Knopf said the book reveals all of Clinton's "talents and contradictions."

Clinton is expected to begin recording the audio version of "My Life" next week. The abridged audio version is seven hours long, on six compact discs. The audio book will have a retail price of $35, as will the hardcover.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=Clinton%20Memoirs

[snooper2]

1. $35 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That better be one kick ass book...

time will tell...

[Sparkle]

4. You can get it for $25 at Amazon.

I have already reserved a copy!

[lancdem]

11. So did I

Actually, it's $21 on Amazon.

[bhunt70]

2. at 900 pages is has to be one of the largest modern biographies.

[lancdem]

12. Somehow, even at that length, I don't think it will be at all boring

:)

[LeinesRed]

18. I just pulled Schlesinger's RFK biography off of my shelf

my edition has 1026. It's really not that thick. About the size of what people USED to read!

[LeinesRed]

19. that's including the index.

[FlemingsGhost]

3. Yawn...

It's official. I've had enough of Bill Clinton.

[Blue Gardener]

21. If you've had enough

Then don't read the book. Let the rest of us look forward to getting our copies.

[dbt]

5. 900 pages!

And I bet they made him cut it down, too!

:evilgrin:
dbt
I STILL LOVE MY GOV!!

[CShine]

30. That's about 900 pages longer than Reagan's memoirs

[Emboldened Chimp]

6. 900 pages....well, we always knew he was longwinded..

[oldcoot]

7. 900 pages?

Could Bush even write 9 pages?

[sleepyhead]

9. He can't even READ 9 pages! n/t

[Book Lover]

8. My guess is

that it's probably 900 manuscript pages; the final book length can be played into whatever is best for the market (a yummy, fat book). If he just submitted the final MS at the end of last week and the book itself is due in late June, there is no way this thing can be given a decent copy edit, even if (especially if!) there is a team of CEs working on it. Prepare yourselves for occasional misspellings (there for their)and poor grammar.

Despite my misgivings, though, I am way looking forward to this read.

[JayS]

14. "Prepare yourselves for occasional misspellings"

It will be just like reading DU! :)

[Lisa]

29. Clinton may have caught many of those himself ...

With his academic training, I'd suspect he is pretty good about proofreading.

[Book Lover]

34. In publishing, you

always have a second set of eyes to review any manuscript. Since he worked on it for so long (and, unlike other politicos, I feel safe saying Bill wrote all of his book), there are bound to be errors he won't catch. It's inevitable.

[PaDUer]

31. occassional misspellings?

I doubt it..He knows how to read, write, spell, and speak..unlike the "bring 'em on'er" who could care less about the people but only of himself, mommy, oil, greed, drugs, and other illegal and unethical things.

Just thinks of the great pix that will be in the book. How I wish he was still our president.

[Catherine Vincent]

10. I reserved my copy!

[Mountainman]

13. Clinton won't have to go on a talk show to give it away like Hanity

I'll bet the freeps are trying to give it bad reviews already at Amazon. I remember hearing Hanity say that the liberals were giving his book bad reviews and he asked his listeners to go to Amazon and give it some positive reviews.

[THUNDER HANDS]

15. at 900 pages you could whack a freeper over the head

and knock some sense into them. :D

[goclark]

16. Ordering mine today!

[LeinesRed]

17. I absolutely cannot wait...

right wing talk radio will be so worked up! I preordered as well on Amazon.

[robbedvoter]

20. Nice cover! I'll certainly spend my summer (the part away from computer)

reading it!

[mn2deep]

22. Big Deal

What, you didn't get enough lies when he was president?

[robbedvoter]

23. What? Didn't you get to spew enough yet?

Lies:
yellow cake
Saddam has WMD
Sadam is connected to Al Quaeda
Ken lay who?
911 warnings?
Mission Accomplished
I'll never rest until we get OBL

[SideshowScott]

24. What lies? Oh you mean not telling the truth about WMD's?

Oh wiat that was Bush, Oh you MUST mean that there was a connection between 9/11 and Iraq, Oh wait that was Bush as well.Or how about leave no child Behind, Nope Bush agian. Hold on Your talking about not telling the Truth about consentual sex..Oh Yeah that MUCH more worse than sending almost 800 americans to die from your vanity war on a pack of lies.
If your gonna say something about Bill why dont you back it up with some facts?

[PaDUer]

32. Guess you came in the wrong door..n/t

[Democat]

25. Check out the AP dig at Clinton at the end of the article!

Historians expect that the former president's book will seek to defend Clinton's record and preserve the future political viability of his wife...

Defend? He will be touting his record! Who are these unnamed "historians" that see Clinton's book as a "defense" of his record?

The AP can always be counted on for Fair and Balanced reporting. :)

[kentuck]

26. Good timing Bill....

Now we can talk about you instead of that stupid abuse and torture over in Iraq.

[robbedvoter]

27. Nice Rovian talking point. How dare he draw breath? Selfish man!

Doesn't he know we are otherwise engaged?

[Lisa]

28. And to think I was ragging my colleague about his 400-page dissertation

I wouldn't be surprised if Clinton's original draft was much longer!

[PartyPooper]

33. OMG! The Big Dog is getting $11,111.11 to $13,333.33 Per PAGE!!!

That's based on the reported advance of $10-12 million.

:D