May 22, 2012,
द्वारा JULIE BOSMAN
In case there was any doubt about the blockbuster success of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy द्वारा E एल James, the numbers are in: और than 10 million copies of the पुस्तकें have been sold in the United States in six weeks, the publisher कहा on Tuesday, putting the पुस्तकें among some of the best-selling series in modern publishing.
“The sales velocity for ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is unprecedented, with reader demand still growing,” Anthony Chirico, the president of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, कहा in a statement. “As we head into the दिल of the summer पढ़ना season, sales are likely to continue exceeding even our most optimistic forecasts.”
The erotic novels were released द्वारा Vintage Books, part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, beginning in March in e-book format and in April in trade paperback. They were originally published द्वारा a small independent press in Australia and difficult to find in paperback form in the United States, one reason the series began months पूर्व as a mostly underground e-book hit. (The privacy of digital पढ़ना is another reason.)
Since then distribution has expanded to nearly 15,000 brick-and-mortar outlets in the United States, from bookstores to bodegas.
Rights to the books, which include “Fifty Shades Darker” and “Fifty Shades Freed” have been sold in 37 countries, and the movie rights were purchased in March.
Publishers Weekly reported that sales even jumped in the week before Mother’s Day.
द्वारा JULIE BOSMAN
In case there was any doubt about the blockbuster success of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” trilogy द्वारा E एल James, the numbers are in: और than 10 million copies of the पुस्तकें have been sold in the United States in six weeks, the publisher कहा on Tuesday, putting the पुस्तकें among some of the best-selling series in modern publishing.
“The sales velocity for ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is unprecedented, with reader demand still growing,” Anthony Chirico, the president of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, कहा in a statement. “As we head into the दिल of the summer पढ़ना season, sales are likely to continue exceeding even our most optimistic forecasts.”
The erotic novels were released द्वारा Vintage Books, part of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, beginning in March in e-book format and in April in trade paperback. They were originally published द्वारा a small independent press in Australia and difficult to find in paperback form in the United States, one reason the series began months पूर्व as a mostly underground e-book hit. (The privacy of digital पढ़ना is another reason.)
Since then distribution has expanded to nearly 15,000 brick-and-mortar outlets in the United States, from bookstores to bodegas.
Rights to the books, which include “Fifty Shades Darker” and “Fifty Shades Freed” have been sold in 37 countries, and the movie rights were purchased in March.
Publishers Weekly reported that sales even jumped in the week before Mother’s Day.
