# Where can I find the total book sales for Dune?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-the-total-book-sales-for-dune/54903
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [February 17, 2001, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-the-total-book-sales-for-dune/54903 "2001-02-17T18:52:42Z")
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### Author: ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2001, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-the-total-book-sales-for-dune/54903/1 "2001-02-17T18:52:42Z")

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Or, does anyone know how many copies Dune, the first book in the series, has sold? Where can I find info like this?

Thanks.

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### Author: ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2001, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-the-total-book-sales-for-dune/54903/2 "2001-02-17T20:54:11Z")

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Could try contacting the publishers. They’re fond of putting sales figures in their blurb. Just a thought.