Little Brown UK told The Bookseller that “Robert Galbraith’s” THE CUCKOO’S CALLING had sold 1,400 print copies and 800 ebooks domestically, plus 2,000 export copies and 3,800 audio downloads. (That compares to under 500 hardcovers in the US.) The UK publisher is reprinting 140,000 copies. Rowling’s spokesperson felt compelled to formally deny involvement in the Sunday Times revelation, saying “it was not a leak or elaborate marketing campaign to boost sales.” Little Brown UK added their own denial, in almost the same words, saying it “was not a leak or part of a marketing campaign.” As for other big bestsellers, […]
