In a dramatic move, Canongate has defied Assange’s wishes and secretly printed thousands of copies of Julian Assange: The Unauthorised Autobiography, with the book being shipped amid strict security to booksellers in preparation for imminent release. The enormous security operation was put in place by the publishers, according to a source, to stop the author blocking publication.
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autobiography, John Giles A Footballing Man, has jumped into the number one spot despite stiff competition from Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals and Ross O’Carroll-Kelly’s The Oh My God Delusion.
The Hachette Ireland published book sold 2060 copies beating Oliver’s Penguin published cookbook by some 70 units.
Giles is best known now for his work as a commentator on television and radio, most notably in partnership with another footballer, Eamon Dunphy and RTE Presenter, Bill O’Herlihy.
Giles’ autobiography is the first of the traditional Christmas celebrity biographies to make the top of the charts and it remains to be seen if it will be joined by others. However, the year-to-date figures would suggest that non-fiction titles are having a strong year.
Peter Andre is to sign copies of his book, My World In Pictures and Words in Eason O’Connell Stree, Dublin on Saturday 28th August.
The book, published by Penguin, covers Andre’s rise to stardom, his marriage to Katie Price, and the tumultuos times of the break up of that relationship.
It costs €17.99 from Eason and can also be bought from The Book Depository for around €15.
The Belfast Telegraph reports that Bertie Ahern’s biography sold only 2000 copies in Northern Ireland and the UK:
Almost 37,000 copies of the book may remain unsold.
According to figures released by Nielsen, the autobiography has sold 2,054 copies in the UK and 15,486 copies in the Republic.
The book was co-written with historian Richard Aldous and published by Cornerstone, a division of Random House.
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