Dan Brown and “Da Vinci Code” Sequel Set First Day Sales Record

Posted by Colleen Cusumano on 9/17/09 • Categorized as Celebrities

Robert Langdon has slipped on his Harrison tweed jacket to solve another history-laced mystery and fans could not be more excited. Dan Brown, author of “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons,” released “The Lost Symbol” on Tuesday and watched as more than one million copies flew off the shelves in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. as fans eager to discover what happened to Langdon rushed to book stores.

According to EW.com, Carolyn Brown, spokeswoman for Barnes & Noble, said “No other adult fiction title even comes close.” Additionally, the book was on the “Best Seller List” before the novel even hit stores. Brown’s publisher was prepared for the high demand and went “back to press immediately prior to release in order to print an additional 600,000 copies (bringing the total number to 5.6 million).”

Fans tweeted their excitement over the news:

kate_childs Great news RT @sarahw RT @roncharles B&N says THE LOST SYMBOL has broken record for 1-day sales for Adult Fiction at its stores and Website.

Out_Inc RT @bakercom1: Oh YAY Dan! RT @randomhouse congrats Dan Brown – selling record-breaking 1 mil copies of THE LOST SYMBOL in a day**so want it

alexiskold Dan Brown sold record-breaking 1 million copies of THE LOST SYMBOL in a day! (via @randomhouse)

IHahn Dan Browns new book The Lost Symbol broke the one-day sales record for any book – over 1 million copies. What’s world coming to!

phillipoverton Dan Brown sold a quick one million copies on the first day his latest book ‘The Lost Symbol’ went on sale. Amazing huh!

Fans also shared their thoughts on the new novel:

mildwave Just heard about Dan Brown’s, “The lost symbol” cant wait to get my hands on it… waiting eagerly to get a copy!!

dimantha is half way through his Audiobook version of The Lost Symbol and acknowledges that Dan Brown has done it again!

feexby Enjoying Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol. Calm down critics, it’s harmless fun.

adrielch For the record, when i read dan brown’s the lost symbol, i DO NOT see tom hanks as robert langdon

trig1230 Good Morning! Stayed up too late reading “The Lost Symbol”. Amazing. Exciting. There’s gonna be a lot more Freemasons after this!

dymocksbrisbane Dan Brown’s new book The Lost symbol is shaping up like on of his best. Don’t want to work need to read.

champster done with The Lost Symbol, good novel not as good as DVC or AD some illogical moment in storyline, but the codes are good, so damn good!!

DoFruit_UAE Me & U both! RT @3osha: I NEED the Lost Symbol. I NEED it.

VinodLaxman I became the first person in Kochi to own Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol. It is yet another amazing journey into the secrets of ancient symbology.