At the 1977 Mayapur GBC meeting, It was reported to Srila Prabhupada, that one million and half of BG AS IT IS copies [abridged] in English would be printed and distributed for that year by the BBT. How Many Cargo Train Cars would be Required to Transport the Paper to the Printer? The answer is below………
Radha-vallabha: For the next printing of Bhagavad-gita, so much paper was ordered that it would take seventy-six train cars to carry it. [laughter]
Ramesvara: They’ve written us a letter about this. They have never received such a large paper order at one time for one book. We have a letter glorifying the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust from the paper company, and another letter from the printer. This is the largest…
Gargamuni: They said that… I read that letter. Not since 1930 they cannot remember that such an order has ever been placed.
Prabhupada: These letters should be published.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Arrival of Devotees – February 24, 1977, Mayapur