Harper Lee novel sets one-day record at Barnes & Noble
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Harper Lee's novel "Go Set a Watchman" set a record for first-day sales in the adult fiction category at Barnes and Noble, the largest US bookstore chain announced on Wednesday.
Barnes and Noble said the previous record was held by Dan Brown for his 2009 bestseller "The Lost Symbol," which is to be made into a film expected to star Tom Hanks.
"Watchman" also surpassed EL James' latest mommy-porn erotica "Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian," which came out last month, as the company's number one bestseller.
It is on track to be the bestselling book of 2015, but when asked by AFP how many copies were sold, Barnes and Noble said it was company policy not to break out sales figures.
The global release of "Watchman" on Tuesday was one of the biggest events in modern publishing history, more than half a century after her classic "To Kill a Mockingbird" made its debut.
Pre-orders made it an immediate bestseller for Barnes and Noble, as well as for online retailer Amazon, after its forthcoming release was announced by publishers HarperCollins in February.
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