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All-time bestselling books in the United Kingdom (UK) as of August 2012
Bestselling books ranked by total copies sold in the United Kingdom (UK) as of August 2012 (in million copies)
by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Aug 9, 2012
The statistic presents all-time world's bestselling books in the United Kingdom as of August 2012. The ranking is dominated by various series - J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter', E.L. James's 'Fifty Shades of Grey', Stephanie Meyer's 'Twlight' as well as books written by Dan Brown and the Swedish journalist and writer Stieg Larsson. Dan Brown's 'Da Vinci Code' is UK's all-time bestseller, with 5.09 million copies sold.
Here you can see a ranking of global all-time bestsellers.
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Aug 9, 2012
The statistic presents all-time world's bestselling books in the United Kingdom as of August 2012. The ranking is dominated by various series - J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter', E.L. James's 'Fifty Shades of Grey', Stephanie Meyer's 'Twlight' as well as books written by Dan Brown and the Swedish journalist and writer Stieg Larsson. Dan Brown's 'Da Vinci Code' is UK's all-time bestseller, with 5.09 million copies sold.
Here you can see a ranking of global all-time bestsellers.
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