A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is the best-selling book of all time (excluding the Bible and historical political works), with over 200 million copies sold. Dickens’ works were published in weekly instalments, creating suspense and demand. Other facts include the Bible having over six billion copies in circulation, Agatha Christie being the best-selling fiction author, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince selling over nine million copies in its first 24 hours.
The best-selling book of all time, not including the Bible or historical political works, is A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens. The fictional novel, with over 200 million copies sold, began in 1859 as a series of weekly periodicals in which one chapter was published in each edition of the magazine. Most of Dicken’s works were published this way, partly because it was the style of the time and partly because authors were paid in instalments. The style worked for both author and publisher, as readers were kept in suspense from issue to issue, creating demand.
Other new facts:
The Bible, commonly known as the best-selling book of all time, has more than six billion copies in circulation.
Agatha Christie currently holds the record for best-selling fiction author of all time.
The best-selling book in its initial release is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by JK Rowling. It sold more than nine million copies in its first 24 hours of release. It is the only book in history to go platinum in one day.
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