Unit sales of print books increased 9% in the week ended Apr. 17, 2016, over the comparable week in 2015 at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. The adult nonfiction category had the strongest week, with unit sales up 15% over the week ended Apr. 19, 2015. The category had a new #1 bestseller, with Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter grabbing the top spot in its first week on sale, selling over 38,000 copies. Another new book, It’s All Easy by Gwyneth Paltrow, landed in the third spot on the list, selling more than 15,000 copies. Unit sales in the juvenile nonfiction category rose 11% in the week over 2015, although no book had a big debut. The top-seller in the category remained Joyous Blooms to Color by Eleri Fowler, which sold almost 10,000 copies in the week. Sales of the top 100 bestsellers in the segment in the week rose 3% over the 100 biggest sellers in the similar week in 2015. A solid increase in sales in the week for Oh! The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss helped to lift unit sales in the juvenile fiction category 6%. The title sold more than 16,000 copies in the week, putting it in the # 1 spot on the category list ahead of I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld, which sold over 12,000 copies. Unit sales in the adult fiction category rose 4% in the week led by the new #1 category seller, the hardcover edition of The Obsession by Nora Roberts, which sold more than 43,000 copies in its first week on sale. One with You by Sylvia Day fell to second place, selling more than 23,000 copies.

Unit Sales of Print Books by Channel

Apr. 19, 2015 Apr. 17, 2016 Chge Week Chge YTD
Total 10,035 10,962 9% 7%
Mass Merch./Other 1,472 1,530 4% -4%
Retail & Club 8,562 9,426 10% 9%

Unit Sales of Print Books by Category

Apr. 19, 2015 Apr. 17, 2016 Chge Week Chge YTD
Adult Nonfiction 4,170 4,787 15% 14%
Adult Fiction 2,304 2,393 4% -1%
Juvenile Nonfiction 779 868 11% 12%
Juvenile Fiction 2,432 2,585 6% 3%

Unit Sales of Print Books by Format

Apr. 19, 2015 Apr. 17, 2016 Chge Week Chge YTD
Hardcover 2,662 2,942 10% 7%
Trade Paperback 5,545 6,242 12% 9%
Mass Market Paperback 1,136 1,034 -9% -11%
Board Books 440 485 10% 15%
Audio 77 73 -5% -14%