What the Numbers Reveal
As we noted last week in PW, 2001 was a defining year for the book publishing business, with the bottom line in trouble due to a softer economy and further damaged following the events of September 11. How did the cash register stars--the books that publishers count on to sell in large numbers--fare over the course of the year? What were the shifts in who made the charts and how long any book and author held on to bestseller limelight?