Bestseller StatShot
Does National Poetry Month do anything to sell poetry books? Not this year. PW compared sales of the 50 bestselling poetry titles in April and March 2013. The result? Sales in March were higher by a hair. Last year, though, sales of the top 50 books jumped 15 percent in April. But while there was no sales spike during National Poetry Month this time around, sales of poetry books overall are higher this year than last.
Sales of the 50 Bestselling Poetry Titles
| Month | Unit Sales |
|---|---|
| March 2012 | 29,291 |
| April 2012 | 33,759 |
| March 2013 | 34,161 |
| April 2013 | 33,915 |
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