Bestseller Stat Shot
Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg (Knopf) debuted at #1 on our overall bestseller list this week. It’s the 5th title this year to top the charts in its first week. How do the five stack up in terms of first-week sales?
| Date | Title | First-Week Unit Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3/17/13 | Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg | 74,174 |
| 2/24/13 | Alex Cross, Run by James Patterson | 63,140 |
| 2/3/13 | The Legend of Zelda by Shigeru Miyamoto et al. | 58,728 |
| 1/27/13 | Private Berlin by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan | 37,325 |
| 1/13/13 | A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson | 155,178 |
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