Examiner: ‘The Hunger Games’ books among 2010′s best sellers for children’s literature
Posted by amanda in Mar 21, 2011 with No Comments
All three books in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins were among some of 2010′s best sellers in children’s fiction.
According to numbers newly released by Publisher’s Weekly, Mockingjay had the number four best sales out of last year’s new hardcovers in children’s and young adult titles. Scholastic reported that Mockingjay sold 1,493,654 physical copies. Mockingjay also ranked high for e-book sales, ranking fourth with 124,845 copies sold.
The other books in the series also did well in e-book sales. The Hunger Games sold 128,604 e-books last year, coming in second only to Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. Catching Fire, the second book in Collins’ trilogy, was the number seven e-book in children’s & young adult, selling 98,541 copies.
When it comes to physical books sold, the series did even better. The Hunger Games sold well over 1,000,000 copies in paperback. Catching Fire sold 918,821 copies in hardcover backlist.
The success of all three Hunger Games books in 2010 follows a trend in children’s and young adult literature, with multi-book series remaining some of the most popular titles.
