Despite copious publicity, the unauthorised autobiography of founder , published Thursday, September 22, sold fewer than 700 copies that week, according to Nielsen BookScan. The -based publishers, Canongate, defied Assange's wishes about the publication of his personal memoirs, even though he had broken off all involvement with the project and withdrawn from the million- contract prior to the book's release. According to a source, Canongate used tight security measures to ensure Assange could not prevent its release. Reportedly, the book describes his childhood in  ; how he came to love computers and became obsessed with hacking; the founding of Wikileaks; and events leading to sexual assault charges against him in  . Assange told Canongate that the book might be used by US authorities seeking to extradite him on possible Wikileaks-related espionage charges.
Despite copious publicity, the unauthorised autobiography of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange , published Thursday, September 22, sold fewer than 700 copies that week, according to Nielsen BookScan. The Edinburgh-based publishers, Canongate, defied Assange's wishes about the publication of his personal memoirs, even though he had broken off all involvement with the project and withdrawn from the million- contract prior to the book's release. According to a source, Canongate used tight security measures to ensure Assange could not prevent its release. Reportedly, the book describes his childhood in Australia ; how he came to love computers and became obsessed with hacking; the founding of Wikileaks; and events leading to sexual assault charges against him in Sweden . Assange told Canongate that the book might be used by US authorities seeking to extradite him on possible Wikileaks-related espionage charges.
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