Retailers consist of small and large for-profit businesses that sell products directly to consumers. To realize a profit, retailers search for products that coincide with their business objectives and find suppliers with the most competitive pricing. Generally, a retailer can buy small quantities of an item from a distributor or a wholesaler.
Fire and Fury sells half a million copies. Combined sales of hardcover, e-book and audio versions of Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury now top 500,000. Associated Press January 18, 2018 11:41am A company that tracks retail book sales says Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury sold more than 190,000 hardcover copies last week.
Live Bullet reached 34 on the Billboard Top 200 and was on the album chart for 168 weeks. It is now quintuple platinum. Reportedly, 300,000 of first 500,000 copies of the album were sold in Detroit. (The album was sold for a special low price for a double album.) The album was recorded in front of 24,000 fans.