«Breaking News» Obama's book sells 1.4 million copies in a week

Michelle Obama's 'Becoming' has become a massive hit.

Crown Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the former first lady's memoir has sold more than 1.4 million copies in print and digital formats in the U.S. and Canada in the seven days since it was released November 13.

Michelle and former President Barack Obama each have been working on memoirs this year, for which they negotiated a $65million dollar deal with Crown Publishing Group/Penguin Random House. His book is expected in 2019.

'I've spent the last year and a half reflecting on my story as deeply and honestly as I could, and now I'm thrilled to travel the country and do the same with readers,' Michelle previously said in a statement.

Former first lady Michelle Obama kicks off her 'Becoming' book tour with signing at the Seminary Co-op bookstore on November 13, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois

Crown Publishing said on Wednesday that the former first lady's memoir has sold more than 1.4 million copies in print and digital formats in the U.S. and Canada in the seven days since it was released November 13

Obama signs copies of her memoir Becoming at the Seminary Co-op Bookstore in Chicago, Illinois on November 13, 2018

Michelle Obama and Ellen Degeneres head to Costco supermarket for a chaotic Becoming book signing for The Ellen Show segment

Based on demand from retailers across all channels, the publisher has printed 3 million hardcover copies in North America. 

On its first day, the book sold more than 725,000 copies, making it one of the year's biggest debuts.

Crown also said that 'Becoming' is currently the No. 1 adult nonfiction title in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Holland, Spain, Denmark and Finland. 

In Germany, some 200,000 copies have been sold, prompting a second printing of 100,000 copies.

In the United Kingdom, 'Becoming' is published by Viking and it has had five press runs with a total of 575,000 copies in print. 

In Holland, the Dutch-language edition is the best-selling book in the Netherlands, with the English-language edition ranked second.

'Becoming' topped the Amazon chart this week on bestselling biographies

'Becoming' is well exceeding the pace of previous memoirs by first ladies. In 2003, Hillary Clinton's 'Living History' had first week sales of around 600,000 copies.

Reviews of the book, which traces Obama's journey from Chicago's South Side to the White House, have been positive.

The Washington Post praising its 'impressive balance in telling the truth of her challenges while repeatedly acknowledging her lucky life.'

'Becoming' topped the Amazon chart this week on bestselling biographies.

'The Magnolia Story' by Chip Gaines followed behind Obama, Trevor Noah's 'Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood' and Tara Westover's 'Educated: A Memoir.'

In this November 17, 2018 file photo, the former first lady Michelle Obama speaks to the crowd as she presents her anticipated memoir 'Becoming' during her book tour stop in Washington

Oprah Winfrey, who visited Obama during her book tour, told the Associated Press earlier this month she had selected 'Becoming' for her book club.

She said: 'This book is everything you wanted to know and so much you didn't even know you wanted to know. I believe it's going to spark within you the desire to think about your own becoming.

'It's so well-written I can hear her voice; I can hear her expressions; I can feel her emotion. What she allows us to see is how she was able to discover, define and then refine her voice.'

In this book, Obama shares such deeply personal revelations such as suffering a miscarriage and sharply criticizes President Donald Trump for promoting the false 'birther' rumor that Barack Obama was not a U.S. citizen.

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Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.

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