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Rowling, Patterson Lead Bestsellers

by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 12/31/2007

Whatever Hachette is paying James Patterson, it may not be enough. The prolific author placed six titles among the top 50 sellers, based on Nielsen BookScan sales data through December 16. Patterson helped Hachette place the most books on BookScan's top 50 list; its 11 bestsellers sold a total of 4.8 million copies. Although Scholastic had only three titles on the list, those three—including the year's top seller, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—sold 8.6 million copies.

Simon & Schuster had eight titles among the top 50, led by The Secret; the company's bestsellers sold 6.6 million copies. Seven Penguin titles—selling a total 6.5 million copies—made the top 50. The country's largest trade publisher, Random House, also had seven titles (selling 3.2 million copies) among the top 50; its biggest bestseller, The Road, came in ninth place. The four HarperCollins books on the list totaled sales of 2.5 million copies.

BookScan captures approximately 70% of total book sales.

1 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini. Riverhead. (6/1/07) $25.95 1,377,000
2 Playing for Pizza John Grisham. Doubleday. (9/1/07) $21.95 532,000
3 For One More Day Mitch Albom. Hyperion. (9/1/06) $21.95 493,000
4 The Choice Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $24.99 461,000
5 Double Cross James Patterson. Little, Brown. (11/1/07) $27.99 418,000
6 The Quickie James Patterson. Little, Brown. (7/1/07) $27.99 413,000
7 The 6th Target James Patterson. Little, Brown. (5/1/07) $27.99 411,000
8 Lean Mean Thirteen Janet Evanovich. St. Martin's Press. (6/1/07) $27.95 411,000
9 Step on a Crack James Patterson. Little, Brown. (2/1/07) $27.99 393,000
10 Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult. Atria. (3/1/07) $26.95 370,000

1 The Secret Rhonda Byrne. S&S/Beyond Words. (11/1/06) $23.95 2,947,000
2 The Dangerous Book for Boys Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden. Collins. (5/1/07) $24.95 963,000
3 You: On a Diet Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/06) $25 689,000
4 You: Staying Young Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $26 680,000
5 Deceptively Delicious Jessica Seinfeld. Collins. (10/1/07) $24.95 581,000
6 I Am America (and So Can You) Stephen Colbert.Grand Central. (10/1/07) $26.99 576,000
7 The Best Life Diet Bob Greene. Simon & Schuster. (12/1/06) $26 519,000
8 A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (2/1/07) $22 458,000
9 The Age of Turbulence Alan Greenspan.Penguin Press. (10/1/07) $35 412,000
10 Become a Better You Joel Osteen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $25 409,000

1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. (7/1/07) $34.99 Hardcover 7,740,000
2 Eclipse Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. (8/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover 572,000
3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (7/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper 510,000
4 Twilight Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper 495,000
5 Forever in Blue Ann Brashares. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. (1/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover 450,000
6 New Moon Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $18.99 Hardcover 448,000
7 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (8/1/04) $9.99 Trade Paper 343,000
8 Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown. Harper Festival. (9/1/91) $8.99 Board Book 294,000
9 Eldest Christopher Paolini. Knopf. (3/1/07) $12.99 Trade Paper 287,000
10 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. (6/1/99) $8.99 Trade Paper 282,000

1 Beach Road James Patterson. Warner Vision. (6/1/07) $9.99 338,000
2 Cross James Patterson. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $9.99 329,000
3 Judge & Jury James Patterson. Warner Books. (3/1/07) $9.99 303,000
4 To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee. Warner Books. (6/1/94) $6.99 292,000
5 Two Little Girls in Blue Mary Higgins Clark. Pocket. (3/1/07) $7.99 291,000
6 The Husband Dean Koontz. Bantam Doubleday Dell. (5/1/07) $7.99 276,000
7 Angels Fall Nora Roberts. Jove. (5/1/07) $7.99 248,000
8 The Collectors David Baldacci. Grand Central. (8/1/07) $9.99 243,000
9 Honeymoon James Patterson. Warner Books. (12/1/06) $7.99 231,000
10 The Bourne Ultimatum Robert Ludlum. Bantam. (2/1/91) $7.99 222,000
Source: Nielsen BookScan

1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. (7/1/07) $34.99 Hardcover 7,740,000
2 The Secret Rhonda Byrne. S&S/Beyond Words. (11/1/06) $23.95 Hardcover 2,947,000
3 Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert. Penguin. (2/1/07) $15 Trade Paper 2,015,000
4 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini. Riverhead. (6/1/07) $25.95 Hardcover 1,377,000
5 The Dangerous Book for Boys Conn and Hal Iggulden. Collins. (5/1/07) $24.95 Hardcover 963,000
6 The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini. Riverhead. (1/1/03) $15 Trade Paper 960,000
7 Water for Elephants Sara Gruen. Algonquin Books. (5/1/07) $13.95 Trade Paper 913,000
8 The Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards. Penguin. (6/1/06) $14 Trade Paper 866,000
9 The Road Cormac McCarthy. Vintage. (3/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper 736,000
10 You: On a Diet Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/06) $25 Hardcover 689,000
11 You: Staying Young Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $26 Hardcover 680,000
12 The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls. Scribner. (1/1/06) $15 Trade Paper 678,000
13 Deceptively Delicious Jessica Seinfeld. Collins. (10/1/07) $24.95 Hardcover 581,000
14 I Am America (and So Can You) Stephen Colbert. Grand Central. (10/1/07) $26.99 Hardcover 576,000
15 Eclipse Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. (8/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover 572,000
16 The Measure of a Man Sidney Poitier. Harper One. (1/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper 558,000
17 Playing for Pizza John Grisham. Doubleday. (9/1/07) $21.95 Hardcover 532,000
18 The Best Life Diet Bob Greene. Simon & Schuster. (12/1/06) $26 Hardcover 519,000
19 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (7/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper 510,000
20 Twilight Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper 495,000
21 For One More Day Mitch Albom. Hyperion. (9/1/06) $21.95 Hardcover 493,000
22 90 Minutes in Heaven Don Piper. Revell. (9/1/04) $12.99 Trade Paper 491,000
23 Three Cups of Tea Greg Mortenson. Penguin. (2/1/07) $15 Trade Paper 476,000
24 Love in the Time of Cholera Gabriel García Márquez. Vintage. (10/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper 467,000
25 The Choice Nicholas Sparks. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $24.99 Hardcover 461,000
26 A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (2/1/07) $22 Hardcover 458,000
27 Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides. Picador USA. (6/1/07) $15 Trade Paper 453,000
28 Forever in Blue Ann Brashares. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. (1/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover 450,000
29 New Moon Stephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $18.99 Hardcover 448,000
30 Double Cross James Patterson. Little, Brown. (11/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover 418,000
31 The Quickie James Patterson. Little, Brown. (7/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover 413,000
32 The Age of Turbulence Alan Greenspan. Penguin Press. (10/1/07) $35 Hardcover 412,000
33 The Alchemist Paulo Coelho. Harper One. (4/1/06) $13.95 Trade Paper 412,000
34 The 6th Target James Patterson. Little, Brown. (5/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover 411,000
35 Lean Mean Thirteen Janet Evanovich. St. Martin's Press. (6/1/07) $27.95 Hardcover 411,000
36 Become a Better You Joel Osteen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $25 Hardcover 409,000
37 Step on a Crack James Patterson. Little, Brown. (2/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover 393,000
38 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Lisa See. Random House. (2/1/06) $13.95 Trade Paper 375,000
39 Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult. Atria. (3/1/07) $26.95 Hardcover 370,000
40 Einstein: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson. Simon & Schuster. (4/1/07) $32 Hardcover 369,000
41 The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About. Kevin Trudeau. Alliance Publishing. (4/1/07) $24.95 Hardcover 364,000
42 The Pillars of the Earth Ken Follett. New American Library. (11/1/07) $24.95 Trade Paper 362,000
43 The Children of Hurin J.R.R. Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin. (4/1/07) $26 Hardcover 362,000
44 Skinny Bitch Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Running Press. (1/1/06) $13.95 Trade Paper 355,000
45 Suite Française Irène Némirovsky. Vintage. (4/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper 350,000
46 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (8/1/04) $9.99 Trade Paper 343,000
47 The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama. Crown. (10/1/06) $24 Hardcover 341,000
48 Beach Road James Patterson. Warner Vision. (6/1/07) $9.99 Mass Market Paper 338,000
49 What to Expect When You're Expecting Heidi Murkoff et al. Workman. (2/1/02) $13.95 Trade Paper 335,000
50 Cross James Patterson. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $9.99 Mass Market Paper 329,000
Source: Nielsen BookScan

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