Steve Jobs biography sales likely exceed 500,000November 3, 2011 - 11:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson’s biography of the late Apple co-founder, sold more than 379,000 copies in its first six days of on the market, The Hollywood Reporter said citing a report in the British magazine The Bookseller using figures provided by Nielsen BookScan. Steve Jobs, published by Simon & Schuster, had the best debut week since November 2010, when The Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney and Decision Points by George W. Bush both sold in excess of 430,000 copies in the first week. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, published by Abrams, went on to sell 3.3 million copies in 2010 and Decision Points, published by Crown, 2.6 million copies. Isaacson’s book outsold the week’s other high-profile debut - John Grisham’s The Litigators (Random House) - by a margin greater than three to one. According to The Bookseller, Steve Jobs is already the year’s 18th bestselling book, just ahead of Grisham's The Confession. The Bookseller also reported the United Kingdom sales for Steve Jobs, published by Little, Brown in the UK, at 37,645 copies for the first week, making it the fifth bestselling debut of biography or memoir in the UK since BookScan began in 1998 . The official numbers underestimate the actual sales of Steve Jobs. Calculating book sales is notoriously difficult. Nielsen BookScan only covers about three-quarters of U.S. book sales. But since it relies on point-of-sale data, the data it collects is highly accurate. Factoring in the missing retail outlets, first week sales for Steve Jobs likely exceed 500,000. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |