--- description: The follow up to Fifty Shades of Grey is rivaling one of summer's other big releases title: Of Course This Book Is the Top Kindle Pre-Order of 2015 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c9d49a35d049b5b/698854de5f570f8430b1c066/grey-watchman.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # People Are Pre-Ordering the _Fifty Shades_ Spin-Off Like Crazy by [ashley Ross](/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 17, 2015 4:28 PM CUT  by [ashley Ross](/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 17, 2015 4:28 PM CUT E.L. James’ latest addition to the bestselling _Fifty Shades of Grey_ series hits Kindles at midnight Thursday, and fans are going hard when it comes to pre-ordering. _Grey_ will tell the story through the eyes of Christian Grey himself, offering a “fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers,” according to [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Grey-Fifty-Shades-Told-Christian/dp/1101946342 "undefined"). The online retailer’s latest data reveals that the book is the #1 Kindle pre-order of 2015\. Meanwhile, _Go Set a Watchman,_ Harper Lee’s long-awaited follow up to 1960’s _To Kill a Mockingbird_, is the #1 print pre-order of the year. It makes sense, of course, that _Grey_ continues to lure digital fans. The erotic series has sold more than [125 million copies](http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/new-titles/adult-announcements/article/67132-coming-soon-harper-lee-vs-e-l-james.html "undefined") since its 2012 release, rivaling _Harry Potter_ and _Twilight_. And it’s also no surprise the book is an e-bestseller as the series was initially self published online. It also didn’t hurt that readers could enjoy the book in public without advertising what they were actually reading. _Watchman_ has been a hot topic of [debate](http://time.com/3741697/harper-lees-book-elder-care-abuse/ "undefined"), with some concerned that publishers were forcing 88-year-old Lee to release the manuscript. The book is set about 20 years after _To Kill a Mockingbird_, featuring many of the same characters, but specifically Scout and Atticus Finch. _Grey_ is out June 18 with _Watchman_ set for a July 14 release. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3924324/fifty-shades-of-grey-harper-lee/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3924324/fifty-shades-of-grey-harper-lee/"},"headline":"People Are Pre-Ordering the Fifty Shades Spin-Off Like Crazy","datePublished":"2015-06-17T16:28:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:21:12.869Z","description":"Grey is rivaling this summer's other big book release","url":"https://time.com/3924324/fifty-shades-of-grey-harper-lee/","keywords":["Books","Newsfeed"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c9d49a35d049b5b/698854de5f570f8430b1c066/grey-watchman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"ashley Ross","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c9d49a35d049b5b/698854de5f570f8430b1c066/grey-watchman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"grey watchman","caption":"grey watchman","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3924324/fifty-shades-of-grey-harper-lee/","name":"People Are Pre-Ordering the Fifty Shades Spin-Off Like Crazy"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Super Fans React To 50 Shades of Grey Screening","description":"Super fans who attended an early screening of the 50 Shades of Grey movie at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City had a lot to say about the film, which is set to release on February 13th.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/QjE5FVDr/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-02-06T21:10:27.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/QjE5FVDr.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3924324/fifty-shades-of-grey-harper-lee/","duration":"PT1M27S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3924324/fifty-shades-of-grey-harper-lee/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```