Prince Harry’s book ‘Spare’ has become the ‘fastest-selling non-fiction book ever’ with over 400,000 combined recorded sales of the hardback, ebook and audio formats.
Larry Finlay, managing director of Transworld Penguin Random House, told Sky News: “We always knew this book would fly but it is exceeding even our most bullish expectations.
“As far as we know, the only books to have sold more in their first day are those starring the other Harry (Potter).”
The book topped Amazon’s bestseller list this morning while a number of bookshops stayed open until midnight last night to meet demand.
WHSmith extended the opening hours at approximately 10 of its branches last night, so those eager to get their hands on the memoir could do so at midnight. Shops including Heathrow and Gatwick airports and Euston and Victoria train stations stayed open into the small hours.
The highly-anticipated book was first announced by publisher Penguin Random House in July 2021 and has been a topic of much conversation – in and out of the press – ever since.
The release date, originally scheduled for late 2022, was reportedly delayed out of respect for the royal’s late grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September.
Source: uk.style.yahoo.com
