Clinton memoir sets record

NEW YORK – He’s no Harry Potter, but Bill Clinton is still a record breaker.

Clinton’s memoir ‘My Life’ set a record for first-day non-fiction sales with 400 000 copies bought in the United States, the former president’s publisher said on Wednesday. With Clinton’s 957-page tome selling so well on its first day, publisher Alfred A Knopf said it has ordered another 725 000 copies from printers in addition to an initial print run of 1,5 million copies.In addition to the book sales, Knopf said Clinton racked up first day audio book sales of 35 000.’My Life’ was published on Tuesday amid a media blitz which saw Clinton give several high-profile television interviews and appear on the cover of Time magazine.Thousands lined up in New York alone to receive an autographed copy from Clinton, who appeared at bookstores in Harlem and Rockefeller Center.Some fans camped out on the concrete the night before and later endured driving rain as they waited to meet him.- Nampa-Reuters-APWith Clinton’s 957-page tome selling so well on its first day, publisher Alfred A Knopf said it has ordered another 725 000 copies from printers in addition to an initial print run of 1,5 million copies.In addition to the book sales, Knopf said Clinton racked up first day audio book sales of 35 000.’My Life’ was published on Tuesday amid a media blitz which saw Clinton give several high-profile television interviews and appear on the cover of Time magazine.Thousands lined up in New York alone to receive an autographed copy from Clinton, who appeared at bookstores in Harlem and Rockefeller Center.Some fans camped out on the concrete the night before and later endured driving rain as they waited to meet him.- Nampa-Reuters-AP