Tendulkar’s autobiography enters Limca Book of Records

The book 'Playing It My Way', published by Hachette India, was released on Nov 6, 2014 and has broken all records for an adult hardback across both fiction and non-fiction categories with 1,50,289 copies confirmed on order subscriptions.

Published : Feb 18, 2016 19:38 IST , New Delhi

Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography logged up Rs 13.51 crore with its cover price being Rs 899.
Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography logged up Rs 13.51 crore with its cover price being Rs 899.
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Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography logged up Rs 13.51 crore with its cover price being Rs 899.

He might have bid adieu to cricket but Sachin Tendulkar continues to make records with his autobiography ‘Playing It My Way’ entering the Limca Book of Records for being the best-selling adult hardback across both fiction and non-fiction categories.

The book, published by Hachette India, was released on Nov 6, 2014 and has broken all records for an adult hardback across both fiction and non-fiction categories with 1,50,289 copies confirmed on order subscriptions.

The book’s orders, on day one, already saw it pulling ahead of both pre-order and lifetime sales of the world’s top adult hardbacks Dan Brown’s Inferno, Walter Issacson’s Steve Jobs and JK Rowling’s Casual Vacancy.

Boria Majumdar was the co-author of Tendulkar’s autobiography. It also holds the record in retail value terms having logged up Rs 13.51 crore with its cover price being Rs 899.

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