The unpublished is a retelling of the first book,, from Edward Cullen's point of view. The novella, which tells the story of a newborn vampire who appeared in, was published on June 5, 2010, as a hardcover book and on June 7 as a free online ebook., a definitive encyclopedic reference with nearly 100 full color illustrations, was released in bookstores on April 12, 2011. Since the release of the first novel,, in 2005, the books have gained immense popularity and commercial success around the world.
The series is most popular among; the four books have won multiple awards, most notably the 2008 for 'Children's Book of the Year' for, while the series as a whole won the for Favorite Book. In November 2011, the series had sold over 120 million copies worldwide with translations into at least 38 different languages around the globe. The four Twilight books have consecutively set records as the biggest selling novels of 2008 on the Best-Selling Books list and have spent over 235 weeks on the for Children's Series Books. The books have been adapted into series of motion pictures. The film adaptations of the first three books were released in 2008, 2009, and 2010 respectively. The fourth book is adapted into two full-length films—the first film being released in November 2011, and the second film in November 2012. Main article: moves from to live with her father in to allow her mother to travel with her new husband, a minor league player.