The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending May 29, 2016

Unit sales of print books rose 7% in the week ended May 29, 2016, over the similar week in 2015, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. The adult nonfiction segment once again had the strongest performance in the week, with units up 14% over the week ended May 31, 2015. The increase in the category was led by the debut of Bill O’Reilly’s Legends and Lies: The Patriots by David Fisher, which sold more than 24,000 copies in its first week. Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth had a good sales increase in the week, moving into second place on the adult nonfiction bestsellers list with more than 11,000 copies sold. Unit sales in juvenile nonfiction rose 8% over 2015. While Seuss-isms! by Dr. Seuss remained in first place on the category list, selling more than 9,000 copies, six Summer Bridge Activities books were among the 11 top-selling juvenile nonfiction titles in the week, with a total of about 24,000 copies sold. Unit sales in the juvenile fiction category increased 5% in the week, led by Rick Yancey’s The Last Star: The Final Book, which sold more than 50,000 copies, landing it in the top spot on the category list. Three different editions of Me Before You by Jojo Moyes held on to the top three spots on the adult fiction list in the week, selling a total of 88,000 copies. Despite the strong Moyes performance, units in the segment rose by less than 1% over 2015.

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.