Saturday, January 12, 2008

Bestsellers of 2007

According to Nielsen BookScan, here are the top books of 2007 and the number of copies sold. Fiction and nonfiction all lumped, it still looks like a James Patterson world, although you have to work your way down at bit.

1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling 7,740,000

2 The Secret Rhonda Byrne 2,947,000

3 Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert 2,015,000

4 A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini 1,377,000

5 The Dangerous Book for Boys Conn and Hal Iggulden 963,000

6 The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini 960,000

7 Water for Elephants Sara Gruen 913,000

8 The Memory Keeper's Daughter Kim Edwards 866,000

9 The Road Cormac McCarthy 736,000

10 You: On a Diet M. Oz & M. Roizen 689,000

11 You: Staying Young M. Oz & M. Roizen 680,000

12 The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls 678,000

13 Deceptively Delicious Jessica Seinfeld 581,000

14 I Am America (and So Can You) Stephen Colbert 576,000

15 Eclipse Stephenie Meyer 572,000

16 The Measure of a Man Sidney Poitier 558,000

17 Playing for Pizza John Grisham 532,000

18 The Best Life Diet Bob Greene 519,000

19 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince J.K. Rowling 510,000

20 Twilight Stephenie Meyer 495,000



30 Double Cross James Patterson 418,000

31 The Quickie James Patterson 413,000

34 The 6th Target James Patterson 411,000

37 Step on a Crack James Patterson 393,000

48 Beach Road James Patterson 338,000

50 Cross James Patterson 329,000
Source: Nielsen BookScan

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