The best-selling print book in the United States in 2019 ranked by unit sales was 'Where the Crawdads Sing' by Delia Owens, with over 1.84 million copies sold that year. Meanwhile, 2018 print bestseller 'Becoming' by Michelle Obama retained its popularity for another year, ranking second in 2019 with almost 1.2 million unit sales.
Best-selling print books in the United States in 2019, by unit sales
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Publishers Weekly. (January 3, 2020). Best-selling print books in the United States in 2019, by unit sales (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 05, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/324911/best-selling-trade-paperback-books-usa/
Publishers Weekly. "Best-selling print books in the United States in 2019, by unit sales (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324911/best-selling-trade-paperback-books-usa/
Publishers Weekly. (2020). Best-selling print books in the United States in 2019, by unit sales (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 05, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/324911/best-selling-trade-paperback-books-usa/
Publishers Weekly. "Best-selling Print Books in The United States in 2019, by Unit Sales (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324911/best-selling-trade-paperback-books-usa/
Publishers Weekly, Best-selling print books in the United States in 2019, by unit sales (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/324911/best-selling-trade-paperback-books-usa/ (last visited April 05, 2020)
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