The best-selling print book in the United States in 2018 was Michelle Obama's book 'Becoming', having sold over 3.4 million copies by the end of that year. Second in the ranking was 'Magnolia Table' by Joanna Gaines, with over 1.3 million print copies sold.
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Publishers Weekly. (January 4, 2019). Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/
Publishers Weekly. "Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in thousands)." Chart. January 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/
Publishers Weekly. (2019). Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/
Publishers Weekly. "Best-selling Print Books in The United States in 2018, by Unit Sales (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/
Publishers Weekly, Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/ (last visited September 15, 2024)
Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in thousands) [Graph], Publishers Weekly, January 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/
