USA Today Bestsellers, 7/24
Edgar Sawtelle has not peaked yet; it’s at it’s highest point to date on the USA Today list, rising from #41 last week to #26, after 6 weeks. It’s also been rising steadily on the New York Times list, hitting #4 last week.
USA Today‘s “Book Buzz” column notes the rise in sales of Batman books, as a result of the movie The Dark Knight and gives insight to why Batman; the Killing Joke, of all the various Batman titles, got the second largest boost in sales;
Published 20 years ago, Killing offers a terrifying back story for The Joker. (It also influenced Heath Ledger’s performance.) In March, DC Comics released a hardcover edition ($17.99) recolored by Brian Bolland. Says publisher Paul Levitz, “We’ve had spotty instances where particular retailers have run out, but we just keep printing and shipping them as fast as we can.”
There’s just a couple of surprises among hardcover debuts on the list:
#42 The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life, Jim Tressel
- Hardcover: $24.99
- Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 141432569X
- ISBN-13: 978-1414325699
- Hardcover: $12.95
- Publisher: Six Disciplines Publishing (July 1, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0981641105
- ISBN-13: 978-0981641102
- Hardcover: $26.00
- Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment (July 14, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 1416587624
- ISBN-13: 978-1416587620
- Audio CD: Abridged, $29.95
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio; (July 14, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0743580044
- ISBN-13: 978-0743580045
- Hardcover: $24.94
- Publisher: Doubleday; (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0385492723
- ISBN-13: 978-0385492720
- Audio CD: Unabridged; $29.95
- Publisher: Random House Audio; (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0739366351
- ISBN-13: 978-0739366356
- Hardcover: $31.95
- Publisher: Gale Cengage; Lrg edition (July 8, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 1410406415
- ISBN-13: 978-1410406415
#28 Say Goodbye
Lisa Gardner
- Hardcover: $25.00
- Publisher: Bantam (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0553804332
- ISBN-13: 978-0553804331
- Audio CD; Unabridged, $39.95
- Publisher: Random House Audio; (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0739321579
- ISBN-13: 978-0739321577
- Audio CD: Abridged, $29.95
- Publisher: Random House Audio; (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0739321587
- ISBN-13: 978-0739321584
- Large Print Hardcover : $33.95
- Publisher: Center Point Large Print; (August 2008)
- ISBN-10: 1602852359
- ISBN-13: 978-1602852358
Christopher Reich
Received a strong review in the New York Times.
- Hardcover: $24.95
- Publisher: Doubleday (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0385524064
- ISBN-13: 978-0385524063
- Audio CD: Abridged, $39.95
- Publisher: Random House Audio; (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0739358006
- ISBN-13: 978-0739358009
- Large Print Paperback: $24.95
- Publisher: Random House Large Print; (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0739327941
- ISBN-13: 978-0739327944
- Hardcover: $27.50
- Publisher: Doubleday (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0385526393
- ISBN-13: 978-0385526395
- CD: Unabridged, $100.00
- Publisher: Books on Tape, July15
- Narrator: Richard McGonagle (Amer.)
- ISBN-10: 1-4159-5799-1
- ISBN-13: 978-1-4159-5799-8
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Ridley Pearson
- Hardcover: $24.95
- Publisher: Putnam Adult (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0399155058
- ISBN-13: 978-0399155055
- Audio CD: Unabridged, $34.95
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio, (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 1423321359
- ISBN-13: 978-1423321354
- Large Print Hardcover: $35.95
- Publisher: Gale Cengage; (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 1410406091
- ISBN-13: 978-1410406095
- Audio Cassette: Unabridged, $87.95
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio, Library edition (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 1423321340
- ISBN-13: 978-1423321347
- Hardcover: $26.00
- Publisher: Bantam (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0553805126
- ISBN-13: 978-0553805123
- Audio CD: Abridged, $39.95
- Publisher: Random House Audio; (July 15, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0739343629
- ISBN-13: 978-0739343623
- Large Print Paperback: $25.00
- Publisher: Random House Large Print; Lrg edition (July 29, 2008)
- ISBN-10: 0739327895
- ISBN-13: 978-0739327890