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By Kent Larsen
'Standing For Something' Due in Paperback Next Month
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley's
bestselling book "Standing for Something" will be released in
paperback by Random House's Three Rivers Press next month. The book
hit national bestseller lists in the US last March when a hardcover
edition of the book was released, and stayed on the lists through May.
Written with the aim of reaching a broader, non-LDS audience, the
book was called a "manifesto of traditional values" by the book
industry's trade magazine, Publishers Weekly. But in spite of the
book's stated aim to reach a non-LDS audience, some evidence
indicates that the book's strongest sales have been among LDS Church
members. Amazon.com continues to indicate that it sells strongest in
traditionally Mormon areas like Mesa, Arizona; many areas of Utah,
and other Western states.
Since the paperback edition has a significantly lower price, it is
likely that this edition will also hit the bestseller lists in the
coming months.
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