The reprint will see another 2500 books printed, with publisher Anthony Cappello hoping to see the book eventually crack the 10,000 copies mark. In the book, Senator Bernardi accuses some women of using abortion as "an abhorrent form of birth control" and brands those who advocate for the availability of abortion as "pro-death". He also calls for the traditional family model to be restored to "prime position" over other family arrangements such as step families, same-sex and single families. This prompted criticism from Labor leader Bill Shorten, Liberal MP Warren Entsch, Liberal senator Sue Boyce and a flurry of online commentators. Dr Cappello, who runs Connor Court Publishing in Ballarat, said public debate about the book had done "wonders" for sales, noting his office took more than 100 direct orders last Friday alone.

He is also looking to print some of the caustic reviews of The Conservative Revolution from Amazon in future editions of the book. When asked why he had published the South Australian senator's work, Dr Cappello replied: "I think Cory's a name. Like him or loathe him, he sells books." But the publisher was surprised that Senator Bernardi's comments in favour of a traditional family makeup have gained as much attention as they did. Coalition frontbencher Kevin Andrews also argued the case for traditional marriages in his book Maybe 'I Do': Modern marriage and the pursuit of happiness (also published by Connor Court) in 2012. "In my opinion, there was a lot more bite in that book when it came to single mothers," Dr Cappello said. Maybe 'I Do', published in October 2012, has not performed as strongly as The Conservative Revolution, selling around 2500 copies.

Senator Bernardi's latest book can not be called a best-seller, however. According to the Nielsen 2013 BookScan, which tracks titles sold from book shops, The Stalking of Julia Gillard by former journalist Kerry-Anne Walsh was the highest-selling Australian politics title last year, with 24,200 copies sold. Senator Bernardi said on Monday that we was grateful that people were interested in his book. "From my perspective, I simply wanted to put forward a viewpoint that, in recent times has been lacking in the public square. The fact that people are interested in that view reflects the anecdotal evidence I have been receiving for many years." He added that he hoped some of his critics would find the time to read The Conservative Revolution.

"I truly hope they will eventually will bother [to read it] and can then present their objections based on the evidence I present rather than their dislike of the 'tone' or the author." Senator Bernardi has previously self-published four compilations of his weekly columns and two books for children. The children's books, which deal with good money habits and the benefits of sport, have been distributed to schools for free. Loading With Dan Harrison Follow us on Twitter