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Bible
5 - 6 billion
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Quotations From Chairman Mao Zedong
(Mao Zedong) 900 million copies
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Xinhua Zidian
400 million copies
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The Lord of the Rings
(JRR Tolkien) over 200 million copies
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Qur'an
(Prophet Muhammad) 200 million copies
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McGuffey Readers
(William Holmes McGuffey) 130 million copies
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American Spelling Book
(Noah Webster) 100 million copies
The American Spelling Book, orignialy published in 1788, was a book written by Noah Webster which served as a textbook for spelling and language for generations of American grade school students.
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Guinness World Records
94 million copies
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(J.K. Rowling) 87 million copies
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World Almanac
(Wold Almanac Books) 73 million copies
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