Bigger than Harry Potter

[SoDesuKa]

Clinton's book is bigger than Harry Potter. No book has ever sold like "My Life".

Just wait till Bush comes out with his coloring book, which will sell like hotcakes among 5-to-7 year olds. It won't have any big words because Bush is afraid he might have to read it out loud.

http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/23/news/newsmakers/clinton_book/index.htm?cnn=yes

[UnapologeticLiberal]

1. Has anyone heard the parody song about it?

There was a parody to some Billy Joel or Bruce Springsteen song about Clinton's book on the radio this morning. Does anyone know what I am talking about? I knew the original song but can't place it.

[Nevernose]

2. I wanted to buy that coloring book, but it was EIGHT BUCKS!

That was before shipping, too. Too much to pay for a 24 page coloring book, IMO.

[Caution]

3. ummm did you read teh article you posted?

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"But opening say sales of the Bill Clinton book still sold about a third of total sales of Harry Potter on its first day," Dahlman said.
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also:

<snip>
sales of the audio edition of the book were "also nearing what we saw of sales of the Harry Potter audio editions."
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this is not "bigger than Harry Potter" by any stretch. But it is very very impressive for non-fiction.