Bestseller Stat Shot
A look at print unit sales by region for last year shows that readers in the South Atlantic and Pacific regions have kept their noses in books over the last year. And everyone is buying more print books, further evidence that our eyes aren’t always glued to our screens. The most new book buyers are living in the Pacific region, where there was a 5% increase in unit sales relative to 2014; the smallest increase, 1%, was in the South Central region.
Print Unit Sales by Region, 2014–2015 (in thousands)
| Region | 2014 | 2015 | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast | 41,378 | 42,553 | 3% |
| Middle Atlantic | 86,140 | 87,894 | 2 |
| East North Central | 90,865 | 93,160 | 3 |
| West North Central | 43,243 | 44,387 | 3 |
| South Atlantic | 117,989 | 121,816 | 3 |
| South Central | 94,600 | 95,531 | 1 |
| Mountain | 50,954 | 52,169 | 2 |
| Pacific | 109,924 | 115,162 | 5 |
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