New York, July 26: The publisher of Sen. Hillary Clinton's memoir said the book's brisk sales would likely cover the former first lady's $8 million advance. Carolyn Reidy, the president of adult books at Simon And Schuster, said reports from bookstores indicate that the book has sold at least 1.2 million copies, close to the 1.35 million copies that would cover the advance with hardcover sales alone, the New York Times reported today. ``Living History'' was released on June 9. The publisher ordered 1 million copies for the first printing, an extraordinarily high number for a nonfiction book. Reidy said Clinton could likely expect royalties from foreign sales and paperback sales in the United States. ``Obviously, I am tremendously moved by the responses that I have received both personally and from the number of people who have bought the book,'' Clinton told the Times.

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