企鹅兰登书屋近日宣布，贝拉克·奥巴马和米歇尔·奥巴马已与该出版社签署图书协议。
Barack and Michelle Obama have signed book deals with Penguin Random House, the publisher announced.
有几家出版社竞拍图书出版权，成交金额尚未披露。不过，《金融时报》报道称，竞拍价已突破6000万美元——创下美国总统回忆录出版权标价之最。
Financial terms were not disclosed for the books, for which several publishers had competed, although the Financial Times reported that bidding reached more than 60 million dollars - a record sum for US presidential memoirs.
企鹅兰登书屋的首席执行官马库斯·多勒在一份声明中说道：“我们非常高兴能继续与奥巴马总统和及奥巴马夫人保持出版合作关系。”
"We are absolutely thrilled to continue our publishing partnership with President and Mrs. Obama," Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle said in a statement.
奥巴马夫妇打算将“很大一部分”作者收益捐给包括奥巴马基金会在内的慈善机构。
The Obamas plan to donate a "significant portion" of their author proceeds to charity, including to the Obama Foundation.
此外，企鹅兰登书屋将“以奥巴马家庭的名义”捐出100万册图书。
Additionally, Penguin Random House will donate 1 million books "in the Obama family's name".
奥巴马夫妇的两本图书将分开出版，正式出版日期暂未确定。
The pair of Obama books will be published separately and there are no official publication dates yet.