In its first week of publication, Going Rogue: An American Life by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was the highest-selling book of the week in the U.S. according to Nielsen BookScan, debuting ahead of titles by best-sellers James Patterson and Stephen King whose books also debut that week.
Top 10 Book Sales: Week of Nov. 16, 2009
Rank
Title
Author
Date of Publication
1
GOING ROGUE: AN AMERICAN LIFE (Hardcover)
Sarah Palin
11/1/2009
2
I, ALEX CROSS (Hardcover)
James Patterson
11/1/2009
3
UNDER THE DOME (Hardcover)
Stephen King
11/1/2009
4
THE LOST SYMBOL (Hardcover)
Dan Brown
9/1/2009
5
DOG DAYS (Hardcover)
Jeff Kinney
10/1/2009
6
FORD COUNTY (Hardcover)
John Grisham
11/1/2009
7
OPEN (Hardcover)
Andre Agassi
11/1/2009
8
ECLIPSE (Trade Paperback)
Stephenie Meyer
8/1/2009
9
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH (Hardcover)
Mitch Albom
9/1/2009
10
TWILIGHT (Trade Paperback)
Stephenie Meyer
9/1/2006
Source: The Nielsen Company
