Technology | Dan Brown Dan Brown's Next Could Spark 'E-Book Revolution' Big-selling author could lift e-reader sales By Matt Cantor Posted Aug 17, 2009 2:56 PM CDT Copied U.S. author Dan Brown, left, signs autographs as he arrives for the world premiere of "Angels & Demons," in Rome, Monday, May 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Dan Brown’s next book has a 6.5 million-copy print run—one of the biggest ever—but the Lost Symbol could mark a new chapter in the digital world, the Daily Telegraph reports. The Da Vinci Code author’s publisher says an e-book version of the novel will be released Sept. 15, the same day as the hardcover, which could help sales of e-readers soar. “Even more than J K Rowling's Harry Potter titles, Dan Brown has shown that a book can become genuinely mass market,” said an editor. “This helped keep supermarkets' interest and helped publishers develop their methods, especially online.” But one literary agent pointed the e-book's limitations: "It's not fun to run out of power as the protagonist is about to reveal a deadly secret." Read These Next Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Some of the most explosive Diddy allegations are dropped. NJ lifeguard survives after being impaled by an umbrella. Report an error