Speaker of the Flop: Pelosi Sells 2,737 Copies of Book

I imagine her book tour has been totally worth it though.

From the Drudge Report:

The most powerful woman in the history of American politics is suffering a humiliating defeat at the nation’s bookstores, sales figures show.

In her first week at market, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sold just 2,737 copies of her book KNOW YOUR POWER, according to NIELSEN BOOKSCAN.

The DOUBLEDAY release was launched with a full media push, featuring high profile interviews on TODAY,THE VIEW, and THIS WEEK.

“I wrote the book in response to people asking me what it was like to go from housewife to House Speaker and for advice as to how young people, especially women, could balance family and career,” Pelosi told the WASHINGTON POST.

Pelosi’s sales debacle [#41 on the Non-Fiction Chart] is dramatically overshadowed by the first high profile anti-Obama book, OBAMA NATION, which debuts at #1 on both the BOOKSCAN and the NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller List, with 21,466 copies moved, industry insiders tell DRUDGE.

“The speaker was pre-occupied with house business last week,” a source close to Pelosi explained Thursday morning. “She has now turned her focus to promoting this extraordinary book… doing local signings and speeches. I think we’ll see an up tick.”

The Pelosi led congress has the lowest approval rating in history (worse than that of President Bush…I know that really bothers liberals) and instead of dealing with the energy issue, the potentially defining issue of 2008, before the August recess, she cuts out early, denying the afternoon scheduled debate, to make sure she catches the first flight on her book tour that’s sold less than 3,000 copies. Brilliant Madame Speaker. Just brilliant.