2006-10-22 23:22:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
According to Guinness World Records:
All-time best selling book:
Excluding non-copyright works such as the Bible and the Koran, the world's all-time best selling book is Guinness World Records (formerly The Guinness Book Of World Records). Since it was first published in October 1955, global sales in some 37 languages have exceeded 100 million.
But the largest first-edition print run and the fastest selling fiction book record belong to Harry Potter.
2006-10-23 01:43:54 · answer #1 · answered by Katy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Da Vinci Code's reported 44 million copies sold certainly would seem to beat out Valley of the Dolls long-standing spot as the best selling novel of all time. Doesn't really hold up though, as the numbers sold for Dan Brown's timeless classic are based on number of books sold to book stores, and I'm pretty sure there are at least 16 million copies of The Da Vinci Code just sitting on the shelf of my local B&N. I'd say Jacqueline Smith's novelization of the Russ Meyer's film is still on top.
2006-10-23 11:10:33 · answer #2 · answered by Michael G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regardless of the conceited solutions of "the bible," and your questionable decision of posting the question right here, it quite is: "long previous with the Wind" at ~28 million copies bought international. what's quite extraordinarily humorous in any respect "the bible" solutions is likewise that it's time-honored by distinctive, atheistic, secular, and different non-believing scholars as far surpassing what's seen, if no longer something, a valid historic account (extra backed up by different debts of the day from Flavius Josephus, Cornelius Tacitus, etc...) as a result, the bible is, from a historic perspective, non-fiction.
2016-10-16 07:14:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bible was most sold ever written/published.
Agatha Christies' books were also a rage(i am not sure of the spelling).
The J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, all were best-sellers.
other than dem, The Da Vinci Code-Dan Brown was also a best-seller.
2006-10-22 23:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by probable_oops 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Harry Potter and...(anyone)
These have all had very high sales, so much so that often times stores sell out before the next shipment is due in.
2006-10-23 02:13:53 · answer #5 · answered by mom of girls 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Valley Of Dolls by Jacquilline Susan
2006-10-22 23:48:42 · answer #6 · answered by srisri c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
factually it can be anything.what you have asked is based on contemporary details and facts.of course it can be harry potter, da vinci or gone with the wind also the lord of the rings series, godfather, sherlock holmes series, etc
2006-10-24 02:02:09 · answer #7 · answered by s4e 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind"? I'm not sure; someone in the publishing business should know this.
2006-10-22 23:28:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Probably the bible that should be considered a novel - it is fiction
2006-10-23 00:34:52 · answer #9 · answered by methamphetamine_symposium 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all Harry Potter books
2006-10-23 02:32:51 · answer #10 · answered by black_cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋