Sep 22 2009
Two million books sold in a week!
Last week it was reported that Dan Brown’s latest novel, Lost Symbol, had sold more than 1 million copies in its first day. Of course that will have included pre-order sales. CNBC just reported that in the first week the book sold a record 2 million copies. I am not included in that group myself. I’ve read both of Brown’s prior two books. Not sure yet whether I’ll read this one as well. I’m generally not the sort who feels the need to go out and get hold of a copy right away and Brown didn’t blow me away with the other novels in any case – not that they were bad, mind you.
But that’s beside the point. Let me just say that my eyes lit up at the number since I’m developing my own novel. It’s one which will share a genre and some other broad elements with Brown’s work, which means it will likely appeal to a similar market – a big one from the looks of it. 
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