Amazon.com Announces Best-Selling Books of 2011
December 12, 2011
Dec 12, 2011
“Steve Jobs” is the #1 best-selling book overall
“The Mill River Recluse” and “The Abbey,” both independently publishedusing Kindle Direct Publishing, make the Top 10 list without a printedition
SEATTLE, WA – December 12, 2011 – Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)today announced the top 10 best-selling books of 2011 overall (printand Kindle combined). “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson, “Bossypants” byTina Fey and “A Stolen Life” by Jaycee Dugard take the top three spotson the list. “The Mill River Recluse” by Darcie Chan and “The Abbey” byChris Culver come in at #4 and #9. Both titles made the list basedsolely on Kindle sales and were independently published using KindleDirect Publishing. This list takes into account first editions that werepublished in 2011, and considers only paid units. To see all ofAmazon.com’s best-selling books of 2011, or to buy or gift any of them,go to www.amazon.com/bestsellingbooks2011.
“After the year of recommending books to our customers, it’s always funto see what books really resonated with them,” said Chris Schluep,Senior Editor of Books, Amazon.com. “We chose ‘Steve Jobs’ as one of theTop 10 best books of the year, and even though it was published inOctober, the sales have been phenomenal in both formats. And we’rereally excited that Kindle Direct Publishing authors have taken two ofthe top spots this year for book sales overall.”
The top 10 best-selling books overall are:
“Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
“Bossypants” by Tina Fey
“A Stolen Life” by Jaycee Dugard
“The Mill River Recluse” by Darcie Chan
“In the Garden of the Beasts” by Erik Larson
“A Dance with Dragons” by George R.R. Martin
“The Paris Wife” by Paula McLain
“The Litigators” by John Grisham
“The Abbey” by Chris Culver
“Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle)” by Christopher Paolini
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN),a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web inJuly 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc.seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers canfind and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavorsto offer its customers the lowest possible prices.
