Comparison of Bestseller Lists for July 2010

Here is the comparison of CBA's "September" list and ECPA's "August" list, both reflecting sales of fiction in participating Christian bookstores in the month of July. (Sometimes the days counted within the month vary a little between CBA and ECPA, but in general this is a month-to-month 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 post.

CBA (Numbers in parentheses reflect book's standing on CBA's Top Fifty list)

1. (2) Take Four, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
2. (14) Predator, Terri Blackstock, Zondervan
3. (15) The Shack, William P. Young, Windblown Media
4. (18) Her Mother’s Hope, Francine Rivers, Tyndale
5. (20) Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers, Multnomah/WaterBrook
6. (21) Take Three, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
7. (38) Edge of Apocalypse, Tim LaHaye/Craig Parshall, Zondervan
8. (39) A Lineage of Grace, Francine Rivers, Tyndale
9. (41) Take One, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
10. (47) The Telling, Beverly Lewis, Bethany/Baker
11. (49) Take Two, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
12. Shades of Blue, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
13. The Bride Collector, Ted Dekker, Center Street/Hachette
14. Intervention, Terri Blackstock, Zondervan
15. Deceit, Brandilyn Collins, Zondervan
16. Walker’s Wedding, Lori Copeland, Harvest House
17. The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis, Zondervan
18. The Bishop, Steven James, Revell/Baker
19. Twilight’s Serenade, Tracie Peterson, Bethany/Baker
20. Who Do I Lean On?, Neta Jackson, Thomas Nelson

ECPA (Numbers in parentheses reflect book's standing on the ECPA Top Fifty list)

1. (1) Take Four, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan 
2. (10) Take Three, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
3. (11) Predator, Terri Blackstock, Zondervan
4. (16) Her Mother's Hope, Francine Rivers, Tyndale
5. (17) The Shack, William P. Young, Windblown Media
6. (18) Edge of Apocalypse, Tim LaHaye/Craig Parshall, Zondervan
7. (21) Take One, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
8. (22) Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers, Waterbrook/Multnomah
9. (23) Shades of Blue, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
10. (26) A Lineage of Grace, Francine Rivers, Tyndale
11. (31) Take Two, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
12. (32) Amish Gathering, Beth Wiseman, Thomas Nelson
13. (40) The Telling, Beverly Lewis, Bethany/Baker
14. (41) A Lady Like Sarah, Margaret Brownley, Thomas Nelson
15. (46) An Honest Love, Kathleen Fuller, Thomas Nelson
16. Intervention, Terri Blackstock, Zondervan
17. Who Do I Lean On?, Neta Jackson, Thomas Nelson
18. The Seeker, Ann Gabhart, Revell
19. The Bride Collector, Ted Dekker, Grand Central Publishing
20. Maid to Match, Deeanne Gist, Bethany/Baker