George W. Bush's memoir sold more than 700,000 copies in its first week on sale, but how does he compare to other political authors who have turned votes into books? The Daily Beast analyzes the sales figures.
According to Crown Publishing Group, the publisher of George W. Bush's memoir Decision Points, the former President's tome sold 775,000 copies across all formats during its first week on sale (the hardback version sold 434,000 according to Nielsen BookScan). The last nonfiction author on the house's roster to match that scale was Bill Clinton with his autobiography My Life, which sold 900,000 hardback copies during its first week.
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But, like many former leaders, Bush did not rank among the country's bestselling titles; Clinton is one of just six former presidents who have landed atop on New York Times bestseller list for nonfiction since the list...
According to Crown Publishing Group, the publisher of George W. Bush's memoir Decision Points, the former President's tome sold 775,000 copies across all formats during its first week on sale (the hardback version sold 434,000 according to Nielsen BookScan). The last nonfiction author on the house's roster to match that scale was Bill Clinton with his autobiography My Life, which sold 900,000 hardback copies during its first week.
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But, like many former leaders, Bush did not rank among the country's bestselling titles; Clinton is one of just six former presidents who have landed atop on New York Times bestseller list for nonfiction since the list...
- 11/8/2010
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
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