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Complexly: Hank and John Green

How I Built This with Guy Raz

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Looking for Alaska - How Many Copies Did It Sell?

In that first year, how many copies did looking for Alaska sell? 7,000. I was able to sign a deal for a second novel and the people who read it liked it. That was my definition of success at the time. And by the way, while John is moving around the country, like he's in Chicago and then he's in New York, were you guys keeping in touch? Yeah. A lot of instant messaging. You know, obviously very caught up in your own stuff.

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