Latest Fifty Shades Of Grey installment tops sales record
The latest instalment in Fifty Shades author EL James's sadomasochistic saga has smashed UK sales records, selling more than 647,000 copies in just three days.
Grey chronicles the same story as the first book but from the point of view of Christian Grey rather than his love interest Anastasia Steele.
Figures released by publisher Arrow Books show sales of 385,972 physical copies and 261,429 ebooks - a total of 647,401 - giving the biggest first week sales for an adult book.
The previous UK record holder was Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, which sold just under 551,000 copies in five days.
The book was also a huge hit in the US where it has sold more than a million copies since Thursday.
It made headlines ahead of publication when it was reported that a finished copy had been stolen.
The publishers vowed to continue to investigate the theft despitepolice saying there was no evidence a crime had been committed.
Jamie Dornan played Grey and Dakota Johnson was his lover in the hugely successful film version of the story.
The Fifty Shades trilogy - Fifty Shades Of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed - has sold more than 125 million copies around the world.
It has made James a millionaire many times over. This year's Sunday Times Rich List estimated her fortune at £75 million.