2006-09-18 08:33:56 · 31 answers · asked by New World Order 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Selling? Probably the Bible, if you count all the different editions as being the same book.
Printed? Probably The Quotations of Chairman Mao, the famous Little Red Book of Communist China.
2006-09-18 11:21:30 · answer #1 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Holy Bible - 6 billion
Author: Various
Does it really surprise anyone? The Good Book, which is the foundation of Christianity, aside from Christ himself of course, was the first volume to be printed around 1450. Until then, the book had been hand-copied by patient monks and was only available to clerics and scholars. Gutenberg's new printing technique allowed missionaries to bring copies of the bible with them in their religious conversion quests. It has been printed in more than 2,000 languages and dialects so far.
2006-09-18 15:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Common answer is the bible, mainly due to its age (no harry Potter in the middle ages)
I'm sure there are sites out there with official recorded sales numbers or recent books somewhere
2006-09-18 15:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by HERCULES_100_98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Websters Dictionary
2006-09-18 15:34:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible
Was the first printed book though
2006-09-18 15:35:48 · answer #5 · answered by juanmrq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uncle Tom's Cabin
2006-09-18 15:35:37 · answer #6 · answered by conundrum_dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
other besides the bible i cant decide but a good selling book for girls is Ann martins series the baby sitters club
2006-09-18 18:17:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible but ironically wouldn't be suprised if The Davinci Code isnt second
2006-09-18 19:25:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lord of the Rings
2006-09-18 15:34:49 · answer #9 · answered by Eve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The christian bible.
Different publishers, different editions, every language on the planet.
I'm not trying to make a religious point just stating facts.
2006-09-18 15:35:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋