Harry’s memoir ‘fastest-selling non-fiction book ever’

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Prince Harry’s memoir Spare is the fastest-selling non-fiction book ever, Sky News reported on Tuesday citing the publisher, saying it had recorded a sales figure of 400,000 copies so far across hardback, ebook and audio formats.

Sky cited Transworld Penguin Random House as saying that the book was “exceeding even our most bullish expectations”.

After days of TV interviews, leaks, and a mistaken early release, Harry’s memoir officially went on sale on Tuesday and eager readers headed to bookshops to get their copy with its intimate revelations about the British royal family.

Harry’s book “Spare” has garnered attention around the world with its disclosures about his personal struggles and its accusations about other royals, including his father King Charles, stepmother Camilla and elder brother Prince William.

“I like him, I like the royal family,” said retail worker Caroline Lennon, 59, the first and only person waiting to buy a copy from a Waterstone’s bookshop in central London when it opened. She said she would read the book immediately as she posed for photographers.

Despite the lack of queues, Waterstone’s said there had been strong pre-orders for the memoir which currently ranks as the best-seller on Amazon’s UK, U.S., Australian German and Canadian websites.

“I know perhaps some of the things he says have rubbed different people the wrong way,” Lai Jiang told Reuters after buying a copy in Singapore.

“And I know, definitely, there are a lot of people who say that he shouldn’t come out and say the things he says, but I believe Harry should be given a chance to say what he wants to say.”