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Clinton memoirs sets sales record

Clinton - Bestseller
Clinton - Bestseller

Former US President Bill Clinton's autobiography has become the biggest selling non-fiction debut ever.

Clinton's autobiography, entitled 'My Life', has sold almost one million copies within a week of its release, according to publisher Alfred A Knopf.

The former president's memoirs sold 400,000 copies in the United States on the first day of its release to make it the biggest debut of a non-fiction book. International sales figures are not yet available.

The book chronicling Clinton's childhood through to his time in the White House is in its third print run.

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