  By 1933 he had sold 240,000 copies of Mein Kampf. Which, while a lot, was no where near the figures you suggest. Sales for the book skyrocketed after 1933 largely because it became, well, more or less required reading.  He didn't win the elections fair and square at all. The Nazi party got the largest slice of the Reichstag parliament through an orchestrated campaign of propaganda and intimidation. After the Reichstag Fire, they were able to totally suppress their political opponents and thus seize total power.  If Germany hadn't been so horribly ravaged by World War I, the Nazis would have had little chance to come to power, as they capitalized on the general angst and misery of the populace.  And your proof for this is where??? Hitler won the election fair and square they loved him and his message, no doubt about it. I actually have known people and DO know people who lived in nazi Germany, do you?    PS- yes, 240,000 copies was alot back in those days, especially for post WW1 Germany since most people were dirt poor. Mein Kampf was also in very high demand at German libraries, so much much more than 240,000 people read the book before Hitler ever came to power. And yes, Mein Kampf is the 2nd best selling book in German history after the Bible. Still to this day as far as I know.