Every now and again, I wonder which books are being purchased by the book-loving population. When I check the New York Times bestsellers, I usually post this information. That sharing could come to a screeching halt due to the website Reading Radar. Pulling information from the NYT bestseller list and Amazon.com, Reading Radar does its job well. It displays books by category, just as they appear in the Times. When you click on a title, it provides bestseller history, Amazon customer reviews, and purchasing info. Bold, clear, easy to use – the site is bound to put bloggers like me out of work.
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Unless I show the top three here, and link to the rest. I’m still in business baby! Click on the images below to view the full lists. (Thanks to EarlyWord for the link)
Picture Books:
Listen to the Wind has been residing at the top for a couple weeks now, with Gallop! continuing to say “I’m never leaving this list” from the number two spot. The House in the Night is #3, enjoying a nice post-Caldecott boost in sales.
Chapter Books:
The Graveyard Book, already no stranger to ranks of the bestsellers, is now sporting a Newbery seal at the top of the list. Scat lands at #2, continuing Carl Hiaasen’s string of popular eco-themed titles. The Hunger Games, loved by everyone who touches it, fills out the top three.
(Top Image: ‘Cat and Cannon Bookstore, Lake City, Seattle‘
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93452909@N00/179550407)
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March 1, 2009 at 4:40 pm
phantommidge
My lovely, recent vacation trip to Florida was mildly ruined when I went to a locally owned bookstore and discovered that the day BEFORE I arrived in town, Carl Hiaasen had been in signing copies of Scat. Oh, the humanity! So unfair…
March 1, 2009 at 5:23 pm
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A frustrating experience that I can identify with. Bookstores should destroy all past “calendars of events” specifically for this reason.