http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_HistoryThe book sold more than one million copies in the first month following publication;<8> its sales during its first week of availability set a record for a non-fiction book.<9> The success of the book surprised many in the publishing industry, who thought Simon & Schuster had overpaid for the work.<10> It also surprised pundits who had doubted her selling power, including CNN's Tucker Carlson, who had said, "If they sell a million copies of this book, I'll eat my shoes and my tie. I will."<8> (Once past the million mark, Clinton appeared on Carlson's show to present him with a shoe-shaped chocolate cake.<8>) Clinton's energetic promotion of the book, which included signing an estimated 20,000 copies (causing her to require ice and wrist support treatments), was credited for part of the success.<10> By 2007, she had earned over $10 million from the book.<11>