SARAH SELLS - AT 5:30 P.M. ET:  Sarah Palin, the author, has topped Hillary Clinton in first-day sales: 

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.

COMMENT:  The secretary of state is reportedly demanding a recount.  If she doesn't get it, you may find her on a high ledge at the State Department.

November 21,  2009