Crunching some numbers as we await the arrival of Sarah Palin and her “Going Rogue: An American Life” book tour on Dec. 6 at the Barnes  & Noble Booksellers in Sioux City. POLITICO reports former Alaska Gov. Palin has been signing books for exactly 1,000 people in her few stops thus far. I suspect that means a lot of Siouxland people who want to get a signed copy of “Going Rogue” will be Going Without.

We know the setup at B&N is that Palin will sign two copies per person, with her name only and no personalization like including “To Barbara, All The Best.” This booksigning tour is a business, and keeping to the schedule is key. Palin thus far has signed her allotment, got on the bus and been whisked away, much to the dismay of chanting Palin fans.

POLITICO reports 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate Palin has been producing 1,000 signatures per hour, at roughly four seconds per signature. If so, and if each person presumably has two books along, it will take right at two hours to finish the job. That means she’ll likely wrap around 3 p.m., in good stead to make it to the following stop at 5 p.m. in Sioux Falls, 90 miles up Interstate 29 from the Sioux City mall.

The question:  How early will you get in line to make sure you’re one of the first 1,000 to get a wristband to have “Going Rogue” signed? As of now, the wristbands are slated to be distributed at 7 a.m., six hours prior to when Palin will take pen in hand in Siouxland.