'The Lost Symbol' Enters Book Market with Record-Breaking Sales
By Wednesday, the largest first print ever wasn't enough. Doubleday announced that, in light of "unprecedented inventory demand" from U.S. retailers, it went back to press just prior to publication for an additional 600,000 copies.
First-day sales of the book exceeded 1 million copies in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, breaking the one-day sales record for adult fiction. "We are seeing historic, recording-breaking sales across all types of our accounts in North America for 'The Lost Symbol,'" says Sonny Mehta, chairman and editor in chief, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. "We are grateful to booksellers everywhere for this incredible launch and look forward to working with them to enjoy long and great continuing success with Dan's novel."
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