Dragon Tattoo Author First to Sell 1M on Kindle

Late Stieg Larsson hits ebook milestone

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 27, 2010 4:21 PM CDT

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Dragon Tattoo Author First to Sell 1M on Kindle — In this image released by Knopf, "The Girl Who Played With Fire," by Stieg Larsson, is shown. (AP Photo/Knopf)

(Newser) – Stieg Larsson is the first to sell more than 1 million ebooks from the Kindle Store, Mashable reports. The late Swedish author's Millenium trilogy—the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest—has the top 3 spots on the Kindle Store's all-time bestseller list. Dragon Tattoo has been a bestseller for nearly 2 years. Click here to read about the Kindle's surprising longevity. (Read more Stieg Larsson stories.)