Michelle Obama’s Memoir Sells 725,000 Copies on First Day
Former first lady Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming, sold 725,000 copies on its first day on the market, making it the biggest opening for a book in 2018 under publishing company Penguin Random House.
The figures include preorder and first-day sales of hardcover, audio, and ebook editions of the memoir sold in the U.S. and Canada, the Associated Press reported.
The first-day sales for Becoming surpassed former first lady Hillary Clinton’s presidential memoir, Living History, which only sold 600,000 copies in its first week.
Crown Publishing, the book’s publisher under parent company Penguin Random House, also announced it would increase the output of the book’s print copies from 1.8 million to 2.6 million.
Only one other book in 2018 had a bigger debut on its first day of sales. Bob Woodward’s Fear: Trump in the White House sold nearly 900,000 copies on its opening day.
In Becoming, which was released Tuesday, Obama discussed her story as the wife of former President Barack Obama, how she faced racism growing up, and difficulties throughout her marriage.
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