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Josie Loza: Top 10 print book sales of 2012
Josie Loza Omaha World-Herald

See which books made the list in adult non-fiction, fiction and children and young adults categories.

Top 10 Print Book Sales of 2012 – Adult Non-Fiction
Rank Title (Format) Author Imprint Date of Publication
1 No Easy Day (Hardcover) Mark Owen Dutton Books 9/1/2012
2 Jesus Calling (Hardcover) Sarah Young Integrity Publishers 10/1/2004
3 Killing Lincoln (Hardcover) Bill O’Reilly Henry Holt & Company 9/1/2011
4 Killing Kennedy (Hardcover) Bill O’Reilly Henry Holt & Company 10/1/2012
5 Strengths Finder 2.0 (Hardcover) Tom Rath Gallup Press 2/1/2007
6 Heaven Is For Real (Trade Paperback) Todd Burpo Thomas Nelson Publishers 11/1/2010
7 Unbroken (Hardcover) Laura Hillenbrand Random House 11/1/2010
8 American Sniper (Hardcover) Chris Kyle William Morrow & Company 1/1/2012
9 Bossypants (Trade Paperback) Tina Fey Reagan Arthur Books 1/1/2012
10 Steve Jobs (Hardcover) Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster 10/1/2011
Source: Nielsen BookScan
Data from January 2, 2012 – December 2, 2012. Nielsen BookScan’s US Consumer Market Panel currently covers approximately 75% of the print book market and continues to grow. BookScan does not track sales from Wal-Mart.

 

 

Top 10 Print Book Sales of 2012 – Adult Fiction
Rank Title (Format) Author Imprint Date of Publication
1 Fifty Shades Of Grey (Trade Paperback) E. L. James Vintage Books 4/1/2012
2 Fifty Shades Darker (Trade Paperback) E. L. James Vintage Books 4/1/2012
3 Fifty Shades Freed (Trade Paperback) E. L. James Vintage Books 4/1/2012
4 Fifty Shades Trilogy (Boxed Set) E. L. James Vintage Books 6/1/2012
5 Gone Girl (Hardcover) Gillian Flynn Crown Publishing Group (Ny) 6/1/2012
6 The Casual Vacancy (Hardcover) J. K. Rowling Little Brown And Company 9/1/2012
7 Bared To You (Trade Paperback) Sylvia Day Berkley Publishing Group 6/1/2012
8 The Racketeer (Hardcover) John Grisham Doubleday Books 10/1/2012
9 The Lucky One (Mass Market Paperback) Nicholas Sparks Grand Central Publishing 3/1/2012
10 The Last Boyfriend (Trade Paperback) Nora Roberts Berkley Publishing Group 5/1/2012
Source: Nielsen BookScan
Data from January 2, 2012 – December 2, 2012. Nielsen BookScan’s US Consumer Market Panel currently covers approximately 75% of the print book market and continues to grow. BookScan does not track sales from Wal-Mart.

 

 

Top 10 Print Book Sales of 2012 – Children and Young Adults
Rank Title (Format) Author Imprint Date of Publication
1 The Hunger Games (Trade Paperback) Suzanne Collins Scholastic Press 7/1/2010
2 Catching Fire (Hardcover) Suzanne Collins Scholastic Press 9/1/2009
3 Mockingjay (Hardcover) Suzanne Collins Scholastic Press 8/1/2010
4 The Third Wheel (Hardcover) Jeff Kinney Amulet Books 11/1/2012
5 The Hunger Games (Hardcover) Suzanne Collins Scholastic Press 10/1/2008
6 The Hunger Games (Trade Paperback) Suzanne Collins Scholastic Inc. 2/1/2012
7 The Mark Of Athena (Hardcover) Rick Riordan Hyperion Books 10/1/2012
8 The Hunger Games Trilogy (Boxed Set) Suzanne Collins Scholastic Press 8/1/2010
9 Diary Of A Wimpy Kid 6 (Hardcover) Jeff Kinney Abrams 11/1/2011
10 The Serpent’s Shadow (Hardcover) Rick Riordan Hyperion Books 5/1/2012
Source: Nielsen BookScan
Data from January 2, 2012 – December 2, 2012. Nielsen BookScan’s US Consumer Market Panel currently covers approximately 75% of the print book market and continues to grow. BookScan does not track sales from Wal-Mart.
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