Complex sentence: The book became a bestseller after an endorsement from author and family friend Scott Turow on "The Today Show", and as of March 2009 had sold nearly 2.5 million copies in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Split into simpler sentences: The book became a bestseller after an endorsement from author and family friend Scott Turow on "The Today Show". As of March 2009, it had sold nearly 2.5 million copies in the United States and the United Kingdom.