The book was "an immediate success" and was in its 6th impression by the end of 1954; a 2015 reprint of a 1975 paperback edition was the edition's Opening to good reviews, it proved to be a "compelling entry" into publishing, helping to establish Krishnamurti as a viable author in the commercial publishing arena. Unlike the editions of the later editions of the work (such as one ), included a variety of Krishnamurti photographs on the front cover. A digital edition in several e-book formats was first published by HarperCollins e-Books in 2010 .