According to the rating Kommersant-Dengi, in October 2007,Confessions of a rebel, published edition of 25,100 copies. Took first place in the list of best-selling nonfiction books. The book is also in the lead in the October ranking Zeitgeist Google's search volume on title of the book. In the words of Nemtsov, in November 2007 in terms of sales in Moscow and the Moscow region ahead of the book Harry Potter. Немцов отметил, что выход книги не следует рассматривать как предвыборную акцию. Nemtsov noted that the yield of the book should not be seen as a pre-election rally.