Michelle Obama signs books in New York
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(30 Nov 2018) Sales for Michelle Obama's memoir have topped 2 million. Michelle Obama fans got a chance to meet the former first lady Friday at a book signing in New York's Union Square. But first they had to wait in line. On Thursday there was a line to purchase "Becoming'' which is selling at a pace rarely seen for a political memoir, or any nonfiction book and on Friday, fans waited outside Barnes & Noble Booksellers to meet Obama in person. Combined hardcover, e-book and audio sales in the U.S. and Canada topped 2 million copies in the first 15 days, Crown Publishing announced Friday. By comparison, former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's memoir "Living History'' needed a month to sell 1 million copies. Former President George W. Bush's "Decision Points'' took several weeks to reach 2 million. Former President Bill Clinton's "My Life'' quickly sold 1 million copies but took far longer to hit 2 million. "Becoming,'' which came out Nov. 13, now has 3.4 million hardcover copies in print. The former first lady is in the midst of a promotional tour, with guests including Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/268f73517e991c5c369151245b575e9e
