Complex sentence: Despite the ban, the book was an "underground mega-bestseller," according to the Asia Times, selling more than 7 million pirated copies as of 2005.The book can be found in some of China's bookshops for 22 yuan (US $2.65).
Split into simpler sentences: Despite the ban, it became an "underground mega-bestseller," according to the Asia Times, selling more than 7 million pirated copies as of 2005. Copies of the book can reportedly be found in some of China's bookshops for 22 yuan (US $2.65).