Scramble Starts for First Peek at Clinton Memoirs

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By Ellen Wulfhorst

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The race is on for the first glimpse of Bill Clinton (news - web sites)'s memoirs, as magazines, online outlets and broadcasters scramble for the former president's hotly anticipated recollections of his political life and scandal-tainted White House years.


Copies of "My Life," which is setting pre-order records on Amazon.com online booksellers, is set for publication next Tuesday, but avid readers will know plenty beforehand of what is inside the 957-page book for which Clinton was reportedly paid a $10 million advance.


Starting at midday on Friday, Time Warner Inc.'s AOL.com will offer audio excerpts of the book as read aloud by Clinton, and Infinity Broadcasting Corp. will air excerpts on the radio.

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On Amazon.com, the former president's book is setting a record for the most pre-orders in the autobiography and memoir category, according to a spokeswoman who would not disclose actual figures but said it was outpacing pre-orders of his wife's book by 7-to-1.

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[Catherine Vincent]

1. I am one of those record setting pre-order customers at Amazon!

Can't wait to get my hands on Bill Clinton...oops...the book. heh!

[robbedvoter]

2. Ha!ha!ha! 7 to one! Bwa-ha-ha! Where is the outrage?

[DemOverseas]

3. After one day

of the Reagan funeral pagentry I was moved to pre order Clinton's book via Amazon.UK. And I added Hilary's book in paperback as a bonus.