George W. Bush memoir has sold 1.1 million copies

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Posted: 11/24/2010

NEW YORK - George W. Bush has joined Bill Clinton and Barack Obama in an exclusive club: presidential authors who have sold at least a million copies of their books.

The Crown Publishing Group announced Wednesday that Bush's memoir, "Decision Points," has sold more than 1.1 million copies. It was released Nov. 9.

More than 135,000 copies were sold as e-books.

Clinton's "My Life" and two Obama books, "The Audacity of Hope" and "Dreams from My Father," have also sold at least a million copies.

All three presidents were published.

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