Today, she is the author of dozens of selfpublished books, which have collectively sold. List of most expensive books and manuscripts wikipedia. The most expensive book sold at auction the bay psalm book. Grab your wallet, here are the most expensive books ever sold. Michelle obamas becoming, with 10 million copies sold. Nov 27, 20 a book of psalms, dating from 1640, the first printed volume in what would become the united states, was sold at auction in new york, tuesday.
Building a family, discovering myself, came out in may and sold some 7,000 copies. Browse bestsellers, new releases and the most talked about books. Preorder titles at great prices from your favorite authors. The devils double, which was made into a feature film of the. How this selfpublished author sold 800,000 copies of her. Looking at book sales by year, 2005 to 2010 were the most lucrative for the printed book market, with well over 700 million units sold annually during that fiveyear period. This is a list of bestselling fiction authors to date, in any language. In this korean best seller, a young mother is driven to. In repeating nearly the same path followed by adventist health system in colorado just over 20 years ago, in which three sda hospitals were given to the catholic church, walla walla general hospital wwgh, a healthcare facility wholly owned by the seventhday adventist church in walla walla, washington, is being sold to the catholicowned providence.
One of 14 complete sets printed by daniel bomberg that are known to exist. Put together in cambridge in the 1600s, its now the worlds most. Of course, to sell 100 million copies of any book, you have to have marketing, pr, a sales team, and so on. Michelle obamas memoir, becoming, sold over 10 million copies. Nov 26, 20 a tiny book of psalms sold for a gargantuan price tuesday evening. The bay psalm book is a metrical psalter, first printed in 1640 in cambridge, massachusetts. As per the records, as of now, there are just 11 copies of the bay psalm book which are distributed among the universities of the nation and some renowned public libraries. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch.
This page includes a list of the 25 bestselling books of alltime as well as the 25 bestselling book series of alltime. Can you think of any book that can be sold in millions of dollars. Books that have sold over 50 million copies stacker. But even the best team of marketing geniuses couldnt make a bad book sell 100 million. Worlds most expensive book sold at sothebys auction for. Best selling refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or cowritten by an.
On january, 2019, jordan peterson announced that the book had sold about 3 million copies. Groovebook, a photoprinting app and subscription service that creates personalized photo books featuring up to 100 of your photos, shipped monthly, has been acquired by photo printing giant. Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. Book believed to be first one printed in the us sells for. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time.
The devils double, which was made into a feature film of the same name, this book sold over 6. Its rare to find a nearmint condition of marvel comics first comic book, aptly named marvel comics 1. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. Follow your heart va dove ti porta il cuore, susanna tamaro, italian, 1994, 14 million. Nov 17, 2014 groovebook, a photoprinting app and subscription service that creates personalized photo books featuring up to 100 of your photos, shipped monthly, has been acquired by photo printing giant. Although no new book sold more than one million print copies last year, unit sales of print books were still 10. It will go on display in libraries across the united states. News of the impressive sales milestone comes via a new feature article from. The 14 richest authors in the world in 2016 business insider.
The whole book of psalmes, or the bay psalm book as it is commonly known, was translated directly from hebrew to english and printed by congregationalist puritans in cambridge, massachusetts in. In season 5, kevin oleary invested in groovebook, which lets you print photo books from your cell phone. As of january 2019, peterson is working on a sequel to 12 rules for life. On august 6, jordan peterson announced that the book had sold over 2 million copies. Continuing the trend of iconic comic books selling for houseinthe. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members. Jill bidens followup, the second book in the multi million contract series, where the light enters. Hawkins has sold 11 million copies of her novel worldwide, with a film adaptation due for. Book published in 1640 sets a record at auction the new york. Over the years, the book industry has remained a massive, greatly influential global consumer market. I remember back in the early 1980s, louise, her assistant, julie, and i sitting in a hot tub in the backyard of her rented house in santa monica.
The ten awful truths and the ten wonderful truths about. The bay psalm book is the first known book to be printed in. The first bid, three minutes into the auction that began on aug. A firm has current assets that could be sold for t. On its first day on sale, the former first ladys memoir sold more than 725,000 copies. These are some of the worlds most expensive books ceoworld. The world record for the most expensive book ever sold is a science book. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. In march 2019, whitcoulls, one of new zealands leading book retailers. A medieval german manuscript that has been out of public view for almost four decades sold today for a record 8. Horror master stephen king, with more than 50 titles, has also sold an estimated 350 million books.
Bidding ended sunday evening, with 48 bids received. It was bought by billionaire david rubenstein, who said hell put the book on. Louise hay is another multimillion copy bestselling author who started out with one trick, which led to you can heal your life over 50 million sold and counting. Setting a world record for the most expensive book ever sold at auction, the bay psalm book was sold for. The book is then recovered in the 21st century and auctioned off for 14 million dollars. Shark tankbacked groovebook acquired by shutterfly for. May 14, 2018 the outlast series has surpassed 15 million copies sold, further proving that horror especially good horror sells. There are 10 other surviving copies of the bay psalm book besides the one auctioned off tuesday evening. This startup made a deal on shark tank and just sold to.
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