New Dan Brown novel tops 2 million mark

New Dan Brown novel, 'The Lost Symbol,' tops 2 million in first week

Staff
AP News

Sep 22, 2009 12:29 EDT

Dan Brown's new novel has passed the 2 million mark.

Doubleday announced Tuesday that sales for "The Lost Symbol" topped 2 million copies in its first week. The total, for the United States, Britain and Canada, includes hardcover, audio and e-book sales. "The Lost Symbol" came out Sept. 15 with an initial print run of 5 million books that since was raised to 5.6 million.

The book is Brown's first since "The Da Vinci Code," an international phenomenon published in 2003. "The Da Vinci Code" has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide.

Source: AP News

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