<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishViking ilitoa nakala 27,000 za Odyssey kwa maduka ya vitabu na nakala 10,000 za mkanda wa mwigizaji Ian McKellen akisoma.  <response>: Anticipating similar sales, Viking shipped 27,000 copies of The Odyssey to bookstores and 10,000 copies of a tape of the actor Ian McKellen reading it. 