Final 'Inheritance' Book Replaces Steve Jobs Biography On Amazon Bestseller List

NEW YORK -- The conclusion to Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance" fantasy cycle sold nearly 500,000 copies on its first day of release, one of the year's best openings, but a drop from Paolini's previous book.

Random House Children's Books announced Thursday that the combined hardcover, audio and e-books sales for Paolini's "Inheritance" was 489,500. The fourth and final book of his million-selling series came out Tuesday. The third "Inheritance" novel, "Brisingr," was released in 2008 and sold 550,000 copies on its first day. Random House spokeswoman Judith Haut attributed the decline to the downfall of the Borders superstore chain, which went out of business earlier this year.

As of Thursday afternoon, "Inheritance" was No. 1 on Amazon.com's best seller list, displacing the long-running leader, Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs."

Comments

[LaurieAnn]

01:02 PM on 11/14/2011

Grateful to hear that it isn't Snooki's new book.

[TheNextVoiceofYouth]

10:27 PM on 11/13/2011

I remember I read the first and second book of the Inheritance cycle before I got bored of the series. He took too long to come out with the second book and after a while I didn't care too much about Eragon anymore. Maybe I'll re-read the series from the beginning when I have no other fantasy series I want to read.

[mose joseph workman]

09:18 PM on 11/12/2011

huh. I coulda sworn it was "When Elvis Meets the Dalai Lama," easily the best book of the past decade.

[Shelly Santiago]

09:42 PM on 11/11/2011

I hope they make another movie.

[Teressa Adams]

01:29 AM on 11/12/2011

They need to remake the first one and make it at least 21/2 hours maybe 3 and stick closer to the books. The books are amazing!

[Shelly Santiago]

11:09 AM on 11/12/2011

I feel like a nerd because I loved the first movie so much that I watched it twice..At some point I will read his books..I just don't have time to do it yet...

[Cailleach Echo]

08:33 PM on 11/11/2011

Never heard of it.

[jeremylh1]

05:48 PM on 11/11/2011

"Fellatio for dummies"

[HarmNone]

05:41 PM on 11/11/2011

Knew it! Just got my (pre-ordered) copy in the mail 2 days ago - waited a long time for him to finish this one!

[Teressa Adams]

01:28 AM on 11/12/2011

I have to admit that I forgot that it came out this week! How is it? I am so jealous right now! Enjoy it is such an amazing series.

[HarmNone]

11:49 AM on 11/13/2011

Yes, it is an amazing series! Probably think I'm nuts, but am re-reading from the beginning. If you haven't read the series by Anne McCaffrey - "The Dragonriders of Pern", give it a shot, you won't be disappointed.

[mira chancleta]

05:24 PM on 11/11/2011

I would have guessed it was...

"Eunuch Confidential"

by Bruce Jenner

[LizLemonsbrother]

07:41 PM on 11/11/2011

This is hysterical!

[Tim Springer]

02:33 PM on 11/12/2011

Balderdash.

[toprat]

06:40 PM on 11/12/2011

GREAT NAME!!

[admoor]

05:18 PM on 11/11/2011

Uh...quite a few. I bet on Harry Potter! Funny?! but, hey, you asked!!

[JohnMavis41]

04:55 PM on 11/11/2011

It is not surprising -- Biographies are not nearly as popular as fiction over a span of time--- Biographies are like Newspapers, and yesterday's papers are for lining bird cages -sadly

[muhair]

04:45 PM on 11/11/2011

For the record, another HuffPost story has the latest Wimpy Kid outselling the Jobs bio....

[Flight]

04:38 PM on 11/11/2011

I didn't feel the need to buy the book since HuffPo was diligent posting daily summaries of the various chapters. Why? - I don't know.

[SkeeBee]

04:35 PM on 11/11/2011

Damn.
I was expecting to read some publishing house or Rovian Action committee has spent a mountain of cash to push some trash from a right wing talking head to the top.
Again.
Nice to be surprised once in a while.
>:)

[Tim Springer]

02:38 PM on 11/12/2011

Who gives a crap about politics

[Front Row Joe]

04:27 PM on 11/11/2011

No worries, Bill O'Reilly will still lie and tell you his book is number one.

[Red45]

05:38 PM on 11/13/2011

The republicons buy each other's books by the thousands to get them on the best seller list. They've been doing it at for least 20 years.

[kcwookie]

10:25 AM on 11/14/2011

Somewhere there is a landfill with more books than the great library of Alexandria.

Note I said more books, not titles.

[hamptonsdude]

04:25 PM on 11/11/2011

Thankfully it wasn't PimpKris Jenner's book...WHEW!