Mockingjay was first released in the US and Canada on August 24, 2010. The UK, New Zealand and Australia received the book one day later, on August 25, 2010. The audiobook was released simultaneously on August 24, 2010, by Scholastic Audio.[8]
Sales
The book had a 1.2 million-copy first printing that was bumped up from 750,000.[15] In its first week of release, the book sold over 450,000 copies. Following this, Scholastic printed an additional 400,000 copies, bringing the initial print run up to 1.6 million. Scholastic Trade president Ellie Berger said that sales "have exceeded all expectations".[16] The book has also been released in e-book format and topped sales in the week ending with August 29, 2010, beating out The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which had held the top spot since April.[17] The other Hunger Games books have also made it in the top ten, with the first book at fifth and the second book taking eighth.[17] As of March 2012, the book has sold over 9 million copies.[18]
