One of the first consumers in line to get the incendiary memoir Spare expressed her excitement to read Prince Harry's remarks.
The
autobiography of the Duke of Sussex sold 400,000 copies on its first day of
release in hardcover, Kindle, and audio versions, making it the fastest-selling
non-fiction book ever.
Transworld
Penguin Random House's managing director, Larry Finlay, stated: "We always
believed this book would fly but it is exceeding even our most bullish
predictions.
We
are aware of no books featuring the other Harry (Potter) selling more copies in
their first day.
Before
the stores opened on Tuesday morning at 12am for the official release of the
contentious memoir, lines of admirers formed.
The
book, which made headlines around the world with shocking discoveries about the
Royal Family and was leaked and sold early by certain booksellers in Spain, had
a small line of individuals waiting outside the doors of WHSmith in London's
Victoria station to be one of the first to buy a copy.
The
first clients were given copies of the memoir by crowds of photographers,
camera operators, and reporters.
At
shortly after midnight, Sarah Nakana, 46, who was the first in line to purchase
her copy, praised Prince Harry for his "very bold and brave" decision
to write the book and share his tale.
I'm eager to hear from Prince Harry and get to know him better, she said. He has written down the events of his life. His life was it. "I know for sure the UK media sensationalised some of the passages that make him look in the worst light and sell them the most papers," he remarked. "Only he knows what he experienced and went through."
In
addition, three copies were acquired by Professor Chris Imafidon and two
20-year-old pals, Ben Vu and Leigh Harper.
In
a "light-hearted" homage to his charges against the Royal Family,
Spare was put on display next to author Bella Mackie's book How To Kill Your
Family in Bert's Books, a bookstore in Swindon.
As
the bestselling book of 2022, How to Kill Your Family was already displayed in
Bert's Books' window, according to proprietor Alex Call, 35. We then felt that
placing it next to Spare would be rather humorous, lighthearted, and make a few
folks grin when we saw it there.