Sales double for issue of Rolling Stone with Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Mike Gallagher Mike Gallagher
Aug 1, 2013 - 09:22
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Sales double for issue of Rolling Stone with Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Rolling Stone magazine's decision to put Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the accused Boston Marathon bomber, on the cover of its latest issue ignited a firestorm of outrage.

THE issue of Rolling Stone magazine with Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsaaev on the cover has sold twice as many copies as an average issue in the US.

That's according to Adweek, which says people bought more than 13,000 copies of the issue at more than 1400 retailers from July 19 to July 29. That's more than double the magazine's average sales for previous years. The vast majority of Rolling Stone's circulation comes through subscriptions.

Some retailers said they would not sell the issue after a public outcry over the cover, which critics said glamorized Tsaaev.

The 19-year-old has pleaded not guilty in the deadly bombing of the most famous US marathon.

Rolling Stone says the story was part of its "longstanding commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of our day"