On Wednesday afternoon Penguin Random House said that former First Lady Michelle Obama’s BECOMING sold more than 1.4 million units in all formats in the US and Canada during the first week on sale. Previously they reported opening-day sales of 725,000 units, indicating strong continuing sales through the week. NPD Bookscan tracked sales of almost 698,000 hardcovers for Becoming in the opening week. In September, Bob Woodward’s Fear sold more than 1.1 million units its opening week according to publisher Simon & Schuster. Crown notes that Obama’s book has gone back to press in the UK, for a total of […]
