‘The Lost Symbol’ Breaks 1-day Record
September 17, 2009 by m.coonce · Leave a Comment
The latest novel from “Da Vinci Code” author Dan Brown, “The Lost Symbol,” broke one-day sales records, its publisher and booksellers said.
Readers snapped up over one million hardcover copies across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom after it was released on Tuesday, said publisher Knopf Doubleday, a division of Random House Inc.
“We are seeing historic, record-breaking sales across all types of our accounts in North America for ‘The Lost Symbol,” said Sonny Mehta, editor in chief of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Knopf Doubleday is a division of Random House Inc.
Amazon.com Inc, the world’s largest online retailer, called the book its bestselling first-day adult fiction title ever, including pre-orders.
