Prince Harry’s memoir sold 85,000 copies between Tuesday January 10, the day of its publication, and Saturday.
prince harry book, The Alternatepublished by Fayard, sold 85,000 copies, between Tuesday January 10, date of its publication, and Saturday January 14, according to figures from GFK.
By way of comparison, Michelle Obama had sold 35,000 copies of her book at the same time. Becomeand Pierre Lemaître, whose last book, Silence and Anger was released on January 10, 48,000 copies.
Three reprints
Printed in 210,000 copies initially, The Alternate has already been reprinted from the first day of sale at 50,000 copies, then at 30,000 copies, and finally again at 50,000 copies this Thursday. This therefore represents 130,000 withdrawals in three days.
Leaks in the international pressafter the accidental sale of the Substitute in Spain, several days before the official release let fear a certain weariness of the public. Especially since the prince has invested many television sets for the promotion of his book. No overdose, however, it seems, for readers eager to discover the underside of the royal family.
In the United States, where the prince lives today with his wife Meghan Markle, The alternate, sold 1.4 million copies on its first day of sales, a record figure for a non-fiction book.
