Bestseller Radar

After an absence of several weeks, we’re back to comparing the Kindle Top 10 versus the new USA Today chart, which now incorporates Kindle sales data. Most of the titles declined on the USAT list with the exception of Ronald Kessler’s In the President’s Secret Service, which posted big gains (reflected in the Kindle sales jump as well.) Here’s our chart, ranking the books according to their position on the Kindle bestseller list, with their USAT ranking and related data indicated first: [D} 4 South of Broad, Pat Conroy (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)Last week: 2#1 KindleLast week: 1 [D] 28 The […]

Once again, we’ve made a comparison of the Kindle Top 10 versus the new USA Today chart, now incorporating Kindle sales data. As in previous weeks, even with the help of top 10 Kindle sales most of these titles fell in their rankings this week. What’s notable this week is that the Kindle chart was topped by a digital-only title, and also includes Thorn Queen, a new mass market release that only ranks in the 800s among Amazon’s print titles. Here’s our chart, ranking the books according to their position on the Kindle bestseller list, with their USAT ranking and […]