After two weeks in the top spot on Apple's iBooks bestseller list, John Green's The Fault in Our Stars slid two spots to #3, giving way to a new top seller for the week ended February 17, Private L.A. by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan. Released February 10, Patterson's novel follows the investigation of a Hollywood couple's disappearance.
Richelle Mead's 2007 Vampire Academy moved up nine slots to #6, following the February 7 release of the film adaptation of the same name. Once again, each book in Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy hung on in the top five, with the eponymous title at #2, Insurgent at #3, and Allegiant at #5.
iBooks US Charts - - Top Paid Books
1. Private L.A. by James Patterson & Mark Sullivan (Little, Brown and Company)
2. Divergent by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books)
3. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Penguin Group US)
4. Insurgent by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books)
5. Allegiant by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books)
6. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (Penguin Group US)
7. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (Little, Brown and Company)
8. Sycamore Row by John Grisham (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
9. Killer by Jonathan Kellerman (Random House Publishing Group)
10. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin Group US)
11. Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell & Patrick Robinson (Little, Brown and Company)
12. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty (Penguin Group US)
13. Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group)
14. Frostbite by Richelle Mead (Penguin Group US)
15. Bullseye by David Baldacci (Grand Central Publishing)
16. The Monuments Men by Robert Edsel & Bret Witter (Center Street)
17. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Crown Publishing Group)
18. Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen (Random House Publishing Group)
19. Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead (Penguin Group US)
20. Beyond Doubt by Karice Bolton (Bulldog Press)