![]() Print Biographies With Highest First Four-Week Sales Source: The NPD Group/NPD BookScan™ through week ending Febru– U.S. Year-to-date sales in the biography and autobiography category are up 59% on a print sales value basis, and 33% on a print unit basis in January compared to the same period in 2022. In 2022, biography print sales value declined by 3%, with a decline in units of 6%, but “Spare” has helped the category return to growth in 2023. ![]() While “Spare” was unable to claim the top spot, the release has focused a spotlight on the biography category, which is the second-largest adult non-fiction print category by volume, behind religion. ![]() The highly anticipated release sold 629,300 units in its first week only Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” and Michelle Obama’s “Becoming” outsold “Spare” in week one, with unit sales of 831,300 and 645,900 respectively. print biographies and autobiographies since 2004, and in the top three for best-selling week one sales in print. Port Washington, NY, Febru– According to research from The NPD Group Prince Harry’s memoir “Spare” is in good company as one of the top ten bestselling U.S. ![]()
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