--- title: Fifty Shades of Grey: Grey Kindle Book Besteller description: The follow up to Fifty Shades of Grey is rivaling one of summer's other big releases canonical: https://time.com/3924324/fifty-shades-of-grey-harper-lee/ author: ashley Ross article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-17T16:28:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:23.730Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Of Course This Book Is the Top Kindle Pre-Order of 2015 og:description: 'Grey' is rivaling this summer's other big book release og:url: https://time.com/3924324/fifty-shades-of-grey-harper-lee/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c9d49a35d049b5b/698854de5f570f8430b1c066/grey-watchman.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: grey watchman og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Of Course This Book Is the Top Kindle Pre-Order of 2015 twitter:description: 'Grey' is rivaling this summer's other big book release twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c9d49a35d049b5b/698854de5f570f8430b1c066/grey-watchman.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # People Are Pre-Ordering the _Fifty Shades_ Spin-Off Like Crazy > Sponsored content. 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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). 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) 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/), 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. 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