Barnes & Noble Announces Michelle Obama’s Becoming Has the Most Pre-Orders of Any Adult Book in Over Three Years
13 November 2018 - 4:29AM
Business Wire
Becoming Poised to be the Biggest
Adult Book of the Season During a Period of Blockbuster
Publishing
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest
retail bookseller, today announced that Michelle Obama’s Becoming
has sold the most pre-orders of an adult book since Harper Lee’s Go
Set a Watchman, which was published in July 2015 and went on to
post the largest first-day sales for adult fiction in Company
history.
“We’ve already seen tremendous demand for Becoming before it has
even hit the shelves,” said Liz Harwell, Senior Director of
Merchandising, Trade Books at Barnes & Noble. “Our stores
across the country are ready for huge demand tomorrow for what will
likely be the biggest book of the season during what has been a
blockbuster publishing calendar.”
Obama’s Becoming is available for pre-order on BN.com, and will
be on sale online and in Barnes & Noble stores across the
country tomorrow, including the option for customers to Buy Online,
Pick up in Store.
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