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Language | English |
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Publisher | Ebury Publishing |
Publication date | 8 October 2015 |
Awards | Book of the Year at 2016 Summer in the City Awards |
ISBN | 978-1-78503-109-0 (hardcover) |
Followed by | Dan and Phil Go Outside |
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The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire took the number-two spot on The Official UK Top 50 and took the number-one spot of Hardback Non-Fiction list. It sold 26,744 copies in a week. [2] [3] Common Sense Media rated the book at four stars, calling it "a lively, engaging, and surprisingly thoughtful and thorough look at what it takes to make successful YouTube videos." [4]
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