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In the book world, it鈥檚 safe to say this will be the year of grey, and this week, 'Fifty Shades of Grey' turned 20 million shades of green, according to the (more on that in a minute). The fictional erotic trilogy is fast becoming a surprise pop culture phenomenon that鈥檚 breaking records around the world 鈥� and at 30,000 feet in the air. Here鈥檚 five reasons 鈥淔ifty Shades鈥� is everywhere right now.
As the reports, the racy trilogy is expected to hit the 20 million sales mark in the US this week, making it 鈥渙ne of the fastest-selling book series in recent memory.鈥� As of July 2, the trilogy sold 19.4 million copies in both print and e-book form since its publication in March. It鈥檚 expected to hit 20 million this month; by comparison, 鈥�The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo鈥� took more than three years to hit 20 million in sales in the US.
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