Britney Spears’ Memoir Sells Over 1 Million Copies in First Week: ‘I Am Grateful to My Fans and Readers’

Britney Spears is grateful to her fans for the success of her new memoir.

The woman in me it was released on October 24 and sold 1.1 million copies in its first week on sale, according to Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. The number includes pre-orders, print book, e-book and audiobook formats.

Britney Spears, ‘The Woman In Me’ book cover.

“I poured my heart and soul into my memoir, and I’m grateful to my fans and readers around the world for their unwavering support,” the “Oops!… I Did It Again” hitmaker, 41, said in a press release Wednesday.

Britney Spears and Michelle Williams, who narrates the audiobook ‘The Woman in Me’.

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The audiobook, which includes an introduction by Spears and is narrated by actress Michelle Williams, has become the fastest-selling audio product in the publisher’s history, Gallery Books said.

Due to the popularity of the memoir, the fourth edition of the book is already in preparation. This will increase the number of hardcover copies to more than 1.4 million, the publisher added.

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The memoir was declared a bestseller among The New York Times, USA Today and Indie Booksellers.

In addition to the book’s success in the US, it was also successful internationally. Simon & Schuster also published the book in the UK, Australia, Canada and India.

“The book has been published in 26 languages/territories and is a #1 bestseller with an estimated 2.4 million copies in print worldwide,” the release continued.

“The woman in me has been the subject of intense interest since it was announced and has received outstanding critical acclaim since its release,” said Jennifer Bergstrom, senior vice president and publisher of Gallery Books.

Britney Spears in Los Angeles in February 2018.

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“It’s sold in incredible volumes across all editions around the world and we expect strong sales to continue through the holiday season and beyond,” continued Bergstrom. “Readers and reviewers have embraced Spears’ honest and powerful memoir in which she can finally share her story on her own terms.”

Ahead of the book’s release, Spears spoke exclusively to PEOPLE about what the memoir means to her.

“For the past 15 years or even at the beginning of my career, I sat while people talked about me and told my story for me,” she said. “After I got out of conservatorship, I was finally free to tell my story without repercussions from the people who were in charge of my life.”

The woman in me recounts the ups and downs of Spears’ life from her perspective — from her storied career to her tumultuous love life and everything in between.

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