Tracking Amazon: Sendak's Sales Skyrocket

Looking at Amazon sales of books by Maurice Sendak shortly after the author's death.

May 09, 2012

The day following his death, Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are has jumped to #14 from #204 on the Amazon bestseller list. Additionally, the top nine Movers & Shakers are all Sendak books, including biggest gainer Higglety Pigglety Pop!: Or There Must Be More to Life, which leapt to #52 all the way from #315,110.

Here are the top Movers & Shakers, as of the morning of May 9:

1. Higglety Pigglety Pop!: Or There Must Be More to Life (hardcover; #52 from #315,110)

2. Brundibar (#189 from #372,499)

3. BUMBLE-ARDY (#36 from #50,046)

4. Outside Over There (paperback; #90 from #89,042)

5. Higglety Pigglety Pop!: Or There Must Be More to Life (paperback; #327 from #265,681)

6. In the Night Kitchen (#309 from #134,501)

7. The Sign on Rosie's Door (#324 from #134,206)

8. Outside Over There (hardcover; #199 from #65,546)

9. Mommy? (#338 from #96,237)

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