QuoteThe book publisher Penguin is printing more copies of George Orwell's dystopian classic "1984" in response to a sudden surge of demand.
On Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning the book was #1 on Amazon's computer-generated list of best-selling books. The list reflects hourly book sales.
The 68-year-old novel appeared on the list on Monday, hovered around the #6 spot for much of the day, rose to #2 by Tuesday afternoon and then hit #1.
Lower down on Amazon's best sellers list are two other classic novels with similar themes: "It Can't Happen Here," by Sinclair Lewis, and "Brave New World," by Aldous Huxley.
Apparently, due to the new phrase "alternative facts" created by Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway.
http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/25/media/george-orwell-1984-best-seller/index.html
Yeah I'm sure that exact phrase is the only/primary reason for increased 1984 book sales. /s
The media are so full of shit.