▁books ellers ▁hoping ▁to ▁host ▁mid night ▁launch ▁parties . ▁We ▁have ▁respond ed ▁to ▁their ▁enthus ias m ▁by ▁adv ancing ▁the ▁date , ▁and ▁we ▁know ▁fans ▁will ▁welcome ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁the ▁publication ▁together ." ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁mid night ▁party ▁events ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 ▁release . ▁A ▁del ux e ▁edition ▁of ▁Br ising r ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁including ▁deleted ▁scenes , ▁fol d out ▁post ers , ▁never - before - seen ▁art ▁by ▁the ▁author , ▁and ▁a ▁guide ▁to ▁d war f ▁run es . B ris ing r ▁sold ▁ 5 5 0 , 0 0 0   cop ies ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁an ▁initial ▁print ▁run ▁of ▁ 2 . 5   mill ion ▁copies . ▁Both ▁the ▁initial ▁print ▁run ▁and ▁first - day ▁sales ▁were ▁the ▁largest ▁ever ▁for ▁the ▁Random ▁House ▁Children ' s ▁Book ▁division . ▁Br ising r ▁sold ▁ 4 5 , 0 0 0   cop ies ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁fast est - s elling ▁children ' s ▁book ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁Australia , ▁the ▁book ▁sold ▁ 1 4 1 , 0 0 0   cop ies ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁making ▁it ▁one