The Inheritance cycle has been very important to the bottom line at Random House Children’s Books. Nancy Hinkel, v-p and publishing director at Knopf Books for Young Readers, says, “You think about having a great day, but selling 550,000 copies was a big surprise and we were so excited when we saw the number.” Inheritance is evidently expected to sell well, as the house has ordered a 2.5 million copy first printing. Eldest has sold four million copies since its 2005 release Brisingr has sold three million copies and set a Random House record by selling 550,000 copies in a single day, its laydown date of September 20, 2008. Knopf Books for Young Readers made the acquisition and published Eragon soon after, in August 2003.Įragon was an instant hit, going on to sell over six million copies (one million of those sold within the first five months) in North America. Hiaasen sent the book to his editor at Random House as a heads-up, to check the book out.
At the same time, author Carl Hiaasen’s stepson had bought a copy of the self-published book in Montana when they were on vacation and loved it. After a few years of Paolini and his family promoting the books at bookstores, libraries and schools, with sales steadily increasing, folks at Random House started hearing rumblings from sales reps about the book. Eragon was self-published back in November 2001.
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