Unit sales of print books fell 1% in the week ended June 7, 2015, compared to the similar week last year, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. The small decline followed a familiar pattern: an increase in sales through the retail & club channel was offset by declines in the mass merchandisers channel. The juvenile fiction segment also had another down week, with units off 10% compared to the week ended June 8, 2014. The segment did have one of its bestselling new books of the year hit the list. Dork Diaries 9 by Rachel Renee Russell sold just over 32,000 copies in the week, putting it at #3 on the juvenile fiction bestsellers list. Units were also down in adult fiction, despite a new top seller. Stephen King’s Finders Keepers hit #1 on the adult fiction list, selling more than 68,000 copies in its first week on sale. Judy Blume’s In the Unlikely Event debuted in fifth place, selling more than 21,000 copies. Unit sales in adult nonfiction rose 3% over the week ended June 8, 2014, helped by the release of Ann Coulter’s Adios America, which sold more than 16,000 copies in its first week on sale, putting it in third place on the adult nonfiction list. The juvenile nonfiction segment once again had the best weekly performance, with units up 9%, and, once again, coloring books led the way. Enchanted Forest by Johanna Basford took the #1 spot with more than 12,000 copies sold, beating out her Secret Garden, which was second with just under 10,000 units sold.
Unit Sales of Print Books by Channel
Jun. 8, 2014 | Jun. 7, 2015 | % Chge Week | % Chge YTD | |
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Total | 11,722 | 11,550 | -1% | 0% |
Mass Merch./Other | 2,080 | 1,745 | -16 | -10 |
Retail & Club | 9,642 | 9,805 | 2 | 3 |
Unit Sales of Print Books by Category
Jun. 8, 2014 | Jun. 7, 2015 | % Chge Week | % Chge YTD | |
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Adult Nonfiction | 4,306 | 4,441 | 3% | 3% |
Adult Fiction | 2,867 | 2,806 | -2 | 0.8 |
Juvenile Nonfiction | 900 | 985 | 9 | 8 |
Juvenile Fiction | 3,261 | 2,941 | -10 | -5 |
Unit Sales of Print Books by Format
Jun. 8, 2014 | Jun. 7, 2015 | % Chge Week | % Chge YTD | |
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Hardcover | 2,900 | 2,924 | 0.8% | 1% |
Trade Paperback | 6,679 | 6,603 | -1 | 2 |
Mass Market Paperback | 1,456 | 1,311 | -10 | -9 |
Board Books | 409 | 430 | 5 | 10 |
Audio | 82 | 82 | 0 | -17 |