Hardcover of Hillary Clinton's 'Hard Choices' Dominates Non-Fiction Sales Week One

Although a fiction title won the hardcover sales overall, Hillary's account of her service as secretary of state was the most-purchased non-fiction title according to Bookscan.  Thanks again to Ruby Cramer at Buzzfeed.

Hillary Clinton’s Book Is The No. 2 Hardcover In First Week

Hard Choices sells 85,721 hard copies, according to Nielsen figures. The book topped the non-fiction list, but fell short to a sci-fi romance novel overall.

posted on June 18, 2014

Ruby Cramer BuzzFeed Staff

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Hillary Clinton’s new memoir was the second-most purchased hardcover book in its first week, according to Nielsen Bookscan data that records physical book sales at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Wal-Mart, and other retailers.

The BookScan figures, released Wednesday to publishers and obtained by BuzzFeed, account for sales during the week ending on Sunday, June 15 — a period covering the first six days Clinton’s book, Hard Choices, was available for purchase. They reflect strong but not spectacular sales for a book that has dominated the political conversation.

The Bookscan service tracks approximately 85% of retail sales for physical books at the biggest booksellers, but does not account for e-books, made for tablets like Kindle.

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