Irish Top Ten Week Ending 12/03/2011

Still a remarkable performance by the flip books published specially for world book day. Sadly, the dual language title that held the first spot last week, slipped a little this week and was replaced by Dr. Suess, I suppose you can’t have it all. It still help off everyone else to rest in second.

It is remarkable how strong fiction sales remain within this kind of environment with The Brightest Star In The Sky, Room and One Day all making the top ten with solid figures.

Just missing out on the top ten this week is Ghost Light. Joseph O’Connor’s novel newly released in paperback.

1: Dr Seuss on the Loose, Dr Suess, 1,477
2: Fiacla Mhamo/Danny’s Smelly Toothbrush, Brianog Brady Dawson, 1,190
3: The Brightest Star in the Sky, Marian Keyes, 1,164
4: Teacher’s Tales of Terror/Traction City, Chris Priestley & Philip Reeve, 985
5: Do Bugs Have Bottoms?/The Troof (a Jiggy McCue Story), Glenn Murphy & Michael Lawrence, 978
6: Room, Emma Donoghue, 958
7: Tales from Winnie-the-Pooh/My Treasure Hunt Trouble, A.A. Milne & Betty G Birney, 950
8: One Day, David Nicholls, 944
9: S.W.I.T.C.H.: Bug Battle/Gargoylz: Make Some Noise, Ali Sparkes & Jan Burchett & Sara Vogler, 901
10: Spy Dog’s Got Talent/The Great Pet-shop Panic, Andrew Cope & Kate Davies, 880

Top Ten Dynamics
IPN is running a top ten dynamics section looking at the top ten with some data drawn out. Nothing too dramatic, but useful nonetheless.

Volume: 10,427 Units
Increase since last week: -4,979
% increase since last week: -32.32%
Fiction: 10 titles, 10,427 units or 100%, RRP £3.10
Non-Fiction: 0 titles, 0 units or 0%, RRP £0
Authors: 16 (Several of the WBD titles are co-authored, flipbooks)
Irish Authors: 3, 18.75%
Irish Published Books: 1, 10%
Average RRP: £3.10
Decrease in RRP since last week: £0
% Decrease in RRP since last week: 0%

Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 12th March 2011