Sarah Palin 'Going Rogue' book tour stops at Mall of America

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Nearly 600 people lined up early Monday morning at the Mall of America where Sarah Palin is making a stop to promote her new book, "Going Rogue."

Palin will sign copies of her book at the Mall of America Monday beginning at noon. News media will be allowed a 10-minute window to videotape and photograph Palin signing autographs, but have been instructed that no questions are allowed.

According to mall officials, 600 people were already lined up Monday morning outside the mall.  Those people were allowed to go inside the mall around 6 a.m. to receive their wristbands.

People began lining up at the Mall of America around 5 a.m. after having camped out at nearby locations throughout the night.  They were not allowed on mall property until 5 a.m.

By 7 a.m. the autograph line had already stretched from the Rotunda to the Sears store at the mall.

RULES FOR PALIN'S BOOK SIGNING:

- You must have a Mall of America issued wristband in order to enter the autograph line

- You cannot bring memorabilia to get autographed

- Palin will only sign copies of her new book (maximum 2)

- The book must have been purchased from Barnes and Noble (if you already have the book, you must show your Barnes and Noble receipt)

- You are not allowed to take any pictures of Sarah Palin when you are on stage

- You are not allowed to bring a chair to the mall

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The former vice presidential candidate's book tour rolled through Iowa Sunday. A stop in Sioux City, Iowa brought fans from both Iowa and Nebraska. Palin also had a stop in South Dakota Sunday.

Palin's new book "Going Rogue" was released November 17th.

No stops were planned in Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and other major cities and book-buying communities that are standard for authors on the road, but where the voters tend to be Democrats.

"She wants to be unconventional. She is unconventional," HarperCollins spokeswoman Tina Andreadis said Wednesday. "She feels like this is where her fans are and Harper feels this is where she'll sell the most books."

"Going Rogue" has an announced first printing of 1.5 million copies and has been at or near the top of Amazon.com's best-seller list for weeks.

The tour started Nov. 18 at a Barnes & Noble in Grand Rapids, Mich., where Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, and running mate Sen. John McCain made a campaign appearance last fall.

Choosing Michigan as the first state fits the book's title, which refers to reports from last year that the then-Alaska governor was defying McCain's staff and instead had gone "rogue." Palin openly expressed her unhappiness with the campaign's decision to pull out of Michigan and effectively concede the state to Democrat Barack Obama.

"It was a mutual decision between Harper and Palin," Andreadis said of choosing Grand Rapids. "And Barnes & Noble has a great store there."

The tour ends around Dec. 10, after which the increase in holiday shoppers makes it difficult for stores to hold events, Andreadis said. Palin will travel by bus for much of the time, likely accompanied by family and by aide Meg Stapleton.

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