Comparison of Bestseller Lists for February 2010

Here is the CBA "April" list and the ECPA "March" list, both reflecting sales in the month of February. CBA just posted its list yesterday, so let's take a look at the comparison. Books appearing only on one list are highlighted in blue. For a reminder of how these lists are put together by ECPA and CBA, please refer to the first few paragraphs of this F&F post.

CBA (Numbers in parentheses reflect book's standing on CBA's Top 50 list, which includes fiction and nonfiction.)

1. (12) The Shack, William P. Young, Windblown Media
2. (23) A Lineage of Grace, Francine Rivers, Tyndale
3. (24) Shades of Blue, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
4. (28) Take Three, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
5. (35) Take Two, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
6. (40) Burn, Ted Dekker & Erin Healy, Thomas Nelson
7. (41) Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers, Multnomah/WaterBrook
8. (42) Take One, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
9. A Cousin’s Challenge, Wanda Brunstetter, Barbour
10. Morning’s Refrain, Tracie Peterson, Bethany/Baker
11. Beguiled, Deeanne Gist & J. Mark Bertrand, Bethany/Baker
12. The Hidden Flame, Davis Bunn & Janette Oke, Bethany/Baker
13. Measure of Mercy, Lauraine Snelling, Bethany/Baker
14. Intervention, Terri Blackstock, Zondervan
15. Never Far From Home, Mary Ellis, Harvest House
16. An Amish Gathering, Beth Wiseman & Kathleen Fuller, Thomas Nelson
17. The Silent Governess, Julie Klassen, Bethany/Baker
18. Fireproof, Eric Wilson & Alex Kendrick, Thomas Nelson
19. Abigail, Jill Smith, Revell/Baker
20. The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis, Zondervan

ECPA (Numbers in parentheses refer to placement on the ECPA Top 50 list)

1. (11) The Shack, William P. Young, Windblown Media
2. (17) Shades of Blue, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
3. (20) A Lineage of Grace, Francine Rivers, Tyndale
4. (32) Take Two, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
5. (34) Burn, Ted Dekker/Erin Healy, Thomas Nelson
6. (43) The Hidden Flame, Davis Bunn/Janette Oke, Bethany/Baker
7. (45) Take One, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
8. (50) Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers, Waterbrook/Multnomah
9. Beguiled, Deanne Gist/J. Mark Bertrand, Bethany/Baker
10. An Amish Gathering, Beth Wiseman/Kathleen Fuller/Barbara Cameron, Thomas Nelson
11. Never Far from Home, Mary Ellis, Harvest House
12. Silent Governess, Julie Klassen, Bethany/Baker
13. Intervention, Terri Blackstock, Zondervan
14. The Choice, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Revell/Baker
15. Kelly's Chance, Wanda E. Brunstetter, Barbour
16. The Missing, Beverly Lewis, Bethany/Baker
17. Fireproof, Eric Wilson, Thomas Nelson
18. Abigail, Jill Eileen Smith, Revell/Baker
19. Kiss for Cade, Lori Copeland, Harvest House
20. Green, Ted Dekker, Thomas Nelson

Please note the comment from Michael Covington from ECPA: "We recognized pre-sales activity for Karen Kingsbury's new title "Take Three", however at Zondervan's request we have excluded pre-sales (this book releases 3/23) for purposes of bestseller rankings."