The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending April 10, 2016

Unit sales of print books rose 13% in the week ended Apr. 10, 2016, over the similar week in 2015, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. All four major segments had increases in the week, led by the adult nonfiction category, where unit sales jumped 20% over the week ended Apr. 12, 2015. Seven of the top 10 bestselling titles in the adult nonfiction segment were released in the week. The top seller in the category was The Rainbow Comes and Goes by Anderson Cooper, which sold more than 29,000 copies in its first week on sale. The Sleep Revolution by Arianna Huffington was in second place, with more than 23,000 copies sold, followed by Hungry Girl Clean & Hungry by Lisa Lillien, which sold more than 21,000 copies. Unit sales of adult fiction rose 9% in the week over 2015, led by One with You by Sylvia Day, which sold almost 62,000 copies, making it the top seller in the week. The newest Mary Higgins Clark novel, As Time Goes By, debuted in third place on the adult fiction list with more than 22,000 copies sold. Five of the top 10 selling books in the segment were new to the list. Unit sales in the juvenile nonfiction category rose 13% with Joyous Blooms to Color by Eleri Fowler remaining in first place, selling more than 11,000 copies. Rick Riordan’s Demigods and Magicians was the #1 title in the juvenile fiction segment in its first week on sale, selling more than 17,000 copies. Total unit sales in the juvenile fiction segment increased 7% over the similar week in 2015.

Unit Sales of Print Books by Channel

Unit Sales of Print Books by Category

Unit Sales of Print Books by Format