The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending May 1, 2016

Unit sales of print books rose 8% in the week ended May 1, 2016, compared to the similar week in 2015, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. The adult nonfiction segment had the best performance in the week, with units up 13%. There were no big debuts; Anderson Cooper’s The Rainbow Comes and Goes stayed at #1 on the adult nonfiction bestseller list, selling more than 17,000 copies. Money: Master the Game by Tony Robbins had a big jump in the week, moving from #26 to #6 on the nonfiction list, selling more than 8,000 copies. Unit sales rose 7% in both the juvenile fiction and nonfiction segments. In juvenile fiction, Maggie Stiefvater’s The Raven King landed in second place in its first week on sale, selling more than 13,000 copies. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss remained in the top spot with more than 23,000 copies sold. In juvenile nonfiction, Joyous Blooms to Color by Eleri Fowler stayed in the top spot, selling more than 8,000 copies. The Harry Potter Postcard Coloring Book had a big jump in sales in the week, moving to sixth place on the juvenile nonfiction list (with more than 3,500 copies sold) from #54 in the prior week. Unit sales rose 3% in adult nonfiction, fueled by a large number of new titles. At the top of the adult fiction bestseller list is John Sandford’s Extreme Prey, which sold more than 37,000 copies in hardcover. New mass market paperbacks by Christine Feehan (Fire Bound) and Danielle Steel (Undercover) sold about 22,000 copies and 19,000 copies, respectively, in the week, putting them at #3 and #5 on the adult fiction bestseller list.

Unit Sales of Print Books by Channel

Unit Sales of Print Books by Category

Unit Sales of Print Books by Format

*Totals for 2016 include units sold through Family Christian Stores. No sales through Family Christian are included in 2015.