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 SunsKhaled Hosseini. Riverhead. (6/1/07) $25.95 1,377,000
2 Playing for PizzaJohn Grisham. Doubleday. (9/1/07) $21.95 532,000
3 For One More DayMitch Albom. Hyperion. (9/1/06) $21.95 493,000
4 The ChoiceNicholas Sparks. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $24.99 461,000
5 Double CrossJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (11/1/07) $27.99 418,000
6 The QuickieJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (7/1/07) $27.99 413,000
7 The 6th TargetJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (5/1/07) $27.99 411,000
8 Lean Mean ThirteenJanet Evanovich. St. Martin's Press. (6/1/07) $27.95 411,000
9 Step on a CrackJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (2/1/07) $27.99 393,000
10 Nineteen MinutesJodi Picoult. Atria. (3/1/07) $26.95 370,000

1 The SecretRhonda Byrne. S&S/Beyond Words. (11/1/06) $23.95 2,947,000
2 The Dangerous Book for BoysConn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden. Collins. (5/1/07) $24.95 963,000
3 You: On a DietMehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/06) $25 689,000
4 You: Staying YoungMehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $26 680,000
5 Deceptively DeliciousJessica 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 DietBob Greene. Simon & Schuster. (12/1/06) $26 519,000
8 A Long Way GoneIshmael Beah. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (2/1/07) $22 458,000
9 The Age of TurbulenceAlan Greenspan.Penguin Press. (10/1/07) $35 412,000
10 Become a Better YouJoel Osteen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $25 409,000

1 Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. (7/1/07) $34.99 Hardcover 7,740,000
2 EclipseStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. (8/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover 572,000
3 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (7/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper 510,000
4 TwilightStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper 495,000
5 Forever in BlueAnn Brashares. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. (1/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover 450,000
6 New MoonStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $18.99 Hardcover 448,000
7 Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (8/1/04) $9.99 Trade Paper 343,000
8 Goodnight MoonMargaret Wise Brown. Harper Festival. (9/1/91) $8.99 Board Book 294,000
9 EldestChristopher Paolini. Knopf. (3/1/07) $12.99 Trade Paper 287,000
10 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. (6/1/99) $8.99 Trade Paper 282,000

Source: Nielsen BookScan
1 Beach RoadJames Patterson. Warner Vision. (6/1/07) $9.99 338,000
2 CrossJames Patterson. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $9.99 329,000
3 Judge & JuryJames Patterson. Warner Books. (3/1/07) $9.99 303,000
4 To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee. Warner Books. (6/1/94) $6.99 292,000
5 Two Little Girls in BlueMary Higgins Clark. Pocket. (3/1/07) $7.99 291,000
6 The HusbandDean Koontz. Bantam Doubleday Dell. (5/1/07) $7.99 276,000
7 Angels FallNora Roberts. Jove. (5/1/07) $7.99 248,000
8 The CollectorsDavid Baldacci. Grand Central. (8/1/07) $9.99 243,000
9 HoneymoonJames Patterson. Warner Books. (12/1/06) $7.99 231,000
10 The Bourne UltimatumRobert Ludlum. Bantam. (2/1/91) $7.99 222,000

Source: Nielsen BookScan
1 Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. (7/1/07) $34.99 Hardcover 7,740,000
2 The SecretRhonda Byrne. S&S/Beyond Words. (11/1/06) $23.95 Hardcover 2,947,000
3 Eat, Pray, LoveElizabeth Gilbert. Penguin. (2/1/07) $15 Trade Paper 2,015,000
4 A Thousand Splendid SunsKhaled Hosseini. Riverhead. (6/1/07) $25.95 Hardcover 1,377,000
5 The Dangerous Book for BoysConn and Hal Iggulden. Collins. (5/1/07) $24.95 Hardcover 963,000
6 The Kite RunnerKhaled Hosseini. Riverhead. (1/1/03) $15 Trade Paper 960,000
7 Water for ElephantsSara Gruen. Algonquin Books. (5/1/07) $13.95 Trade Paper 913,000
8 The Memory Keeper's DaughterKim Edwards. Penguin. (6/1/06) $14 Trade Paper 866,000
9 The RoadCormac McCarthy. Vintage. (3/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper 736,000
10 You: On a DietMehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/06) $25 Hardcover 689,000
11 You: Staying YoungMehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $26 Hardcover 680,000
12 The Glass CastleJeannette Walls. Scribner. (1/1/06) $15 Trade Paper 678,000
13 Deceptively DeliciousJessica 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 EclipseStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. (8/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover 572,000
16 The Measure of a ManSidney Poitier. Harper One. (1/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper 558,000
17 Playing for PizzaJohn Grisham. Doubleday. (9/1/07) $21.95 Hardcover 532,000
18 The Best Life DietBob Greene. Simon & Schuster. (12/1/06) $26 Hardcover 519,000
19 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (7/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper 510,000
20 TwilightStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $9.99 Trade Paper 495,000
21 For One More DayMitch Albom. Hyperion. (9/1/06) $21.95 Hardcover 493,000
22 90 Minutes in HeavenDon Piper. Revell. (9/1/04) $12.99 Trade Paper 491,000
23 Three Cups of TeaGreg Mortenson. Penguin. (2/1/07) $15 Trade Paper 476,000
24 Love in the Time of CholeraGabriel García Márquez. Vintage. (10/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper 467,000
25 The ChoiceNicholas Sparks. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $24.99 Hardcover 461,000
26 A Long Way GoneIshmael Beah. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. (2/1/07) $22 Hardcover 458,000
27 MiddlesexJeffrey Eugenides. Picador USA. (6/1/07) $15 Trade Paper 453,000
28 Forever in BlueAnn Brashares. Delacorte Books for Young Readers. (1/1/07) $18.99 Hardcover 450,000
29 New MoonStephenie Meyer. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley. (9/1/06) $18.99 Hardcover 448,000
30 Double CrossJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (11/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover 418,000
31 The QuickieJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (7/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover 413,000
32 The Age of TurbulenceAlan Greenspan. Penguin Press. (10/1/07) $35 Hardcover 412,000
33 The AlchemistPaulo Coelho. Harper One. (4/1/06) $13.95 Trade Paper 412,000
34 The 6th TargetJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (5/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover 411,000
35 Lean Mean ThirteenJanet Evanovich. St. Martin's Press. (6/1/07) $27.95 Hardcover 411,000
36 Become a Better YouJoel Osteen. Free Press. (10/1/07) $25 Hardcover 409,000
37 Step on a CrackJames Patterson. Little, Brown. (2/1/07) $27.99 Hardcover 393,000
38 Snow Flower and the Secret FanLisa See. Random House. (2/1/06) $13.95 Trade Paper 375,000
39 Nineteen MinutesJodi Picoult. Atria. (3/1/07) $26.95 Hardcover 370,000
40 Einstein: His Life and UniverseWalter 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 EarthKen Follett. New American Library. (11/1/07) $24.95 Trade Paper 362,000
43 The Children of HurinJ.R.R. Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin. (4/1/07) $26 Hardcover 362,000
44 Skinny BitchRory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. Running Press. (1/1/06) $13.95 Trade Paper 355,000
45 Suite FrançaiseIrène Némirovsky. Vintage. (4/1/07) $14.95 Trade Paper 350,000
46 Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixJ.K. Rowling. Scholastic. (8/1/04) $9.99 Trade Paper 343,000
47 The Audacity of HopeBarack Obama. Crown. (10/1/06) $24 Hardcover 341,000
48 Beach RoadJames Patterson. Warner Vision. (6/1/07) $9.99 Mass Market Paper 338,000
49 What to Expect When You're ExpectingHeidi Murkoff et al. Workman. (2/1/02) $13.95 Trade Paper 335,000
50 CrossJames Patterson. Grand Central. (9/1/07) $9.99 Mass Market Paper 329,000