Something of a recovery in sales this week, but still not very encouraging. What’s more, it has a “one step forward two steps back” feeling for Irish authors as the arrival of Anne Enright’s new book coincides with the departure of Claudia Carroll and Emma Donoghue from the top ten.
It hasn’t been a very encouraging year for non-fiction sales and given the strength of fiction, the fact that we are ploughing straight intro the summer reads season and the fact that there are few major releases to arrive before the Christmas run in, I suspect fiction will continue to dominate the charts for some time to come. You’d hope though that the sales will see some upward trends.
1: Stand by Me, Sheila O’Flanagan, 1,194
2: Port Mortuary, Patricia Cornwell, 972
3: The Fifth Witness, Michael Connelly, 804
4: Ghost Light, Joseph O’Conor, 784
5: The Moment, Douglas Kennedy, 722
6: Jump!, Jilly Cooper, 677
7: The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas, 639
8: The Forgotten Waltz, Anne Enright, 605
9: Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen, 865
10: Love and Marriage, Patricia Scanlan, 597
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: 7,859 Units
Decrease since last week: 976 units
% decrease since last week: 14.18%%
Average Units Per Title: 786~~
Fiction: 10 titles, 7,859 units or 100%, RRP £9.79
Non-Fiction: 0 titles, 0 units or 0%, RRP £0~~
Authors: 10 (one book is co-authored)
Irish Authors: 4, 40%
Irish Published Books: 0, 0%~~
Average RRP: £9.79
Increase in RRP since last week: -£0.40
% Increase in RRP since last week: -3.93%*
*It is important to note that RRP does not reflect actually selling price.
Data Supplied by Nielsen BookScan taken from the Irish Consumer Market week ending 7th May 2011
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