Friday, November 12, 2010

Comparison of Bestseller Lists for October 2010

Here is the comparison of CBA's "December" list and ECPA's "November" list, both reflecting sales of fiction in participating Christian bookstores in the month of October. (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.

ECPA (Numbers in parentheses reflect book's standing on the ECPA Top 50 List)

1. (1) Unlocked, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
2. (7) Her Daughter's Dream, Francine Rivers, Tyndale House 
3. (16) The Thorn, Beverly Lewis, Bethany/Baker
4. (21) The Twelfth Imam, Joel C. Rosenberg, Tyndale House
5. (26) Immanuel's Veins, Ted Dekker, Thomas Nelson
6. (28) Her Mother's Hope, Francine Rivers, Tyndale House
7. (29) Seek Me with All Your Heart, Beth Wiseman, Thomas Nelson
8. (30) Embers of Love, Tracie Peterson, Bethany/Baker
9. (32) The Shack, William P. Young, Windblown Media
10. (34) Take Four, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
11. (36) While We're Far Apart, Lynn Austin, Bethany/Baker
12. (46) Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers, Waterbrook/Multnomah
13. Simply Sara, Hillary Manton Lodge, Harvest House Publishers
14. Lydia's Charm, Wanda E. Brunstetter, Barbour
15. Lineage of Grace, Francine Rivers, Tyndale
16. The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis, HarperCollins
17. Predator, Terri Blackstock, Zondervan
18. In the Company of Others, Jan Karon, Penguin
19. Waiting, Suzanne Fisher, Revell/Baker
20. A Hand to Hold, Kathleen Fuller, Thomas Nelson 

CBA (Numbers in parentheses reflect book's placement on CBA Top 50 List)

1. (2) Unlocked, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan

2. (9) Her Daughter’s Dream, Francine Rivers, Tyndale
3. (10) The Twelfth Imam, Joel Rosenberg, Tyndale
4. (16) In the Company of Others, Jan Karon, Penguin
5. (18) The Thorn, Beverly Lewis, Bethany/Baker
6. (30) Embers of Love, Tracie Peterson, Bethany/Baker
7. (31) Her Mother’s Hope, Francine Rivers, Tyndale
8. (37) Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers, Multnomah/WaterBrook
9. (38) Immanuel’s Veins, Ted Dekker, Thomas Nelson
10. (39) The Shack, William P. Young, Windblown Media
11. (42) Waiting, Suzanne Fisher, Revell/Baker
12. (43) Take Four, Karen Kingsbury, Zondervan
13. Too Close to Home, Lynette Eason, Revell/Baker
14. Seek Me With All Your Heart, Beth Wiseman, Thomas Nelson
15. While We’re Far Apart, Lynn Austin, Bethany/Baker
16. A Prairie Christmas Collection, Tracie Peterson & Tracey Bateman, Barbour
17. Like Dandelion Dust, Karen Kingsbury, Center Street/Hachette
18. The Preacher’s Bride, Jody Hedlund, Bethany/Baker
19. Shoe Box, Francine Rivers, Tyndale
20. Lightkeepers Bride, Colleen Coble, Thomas Nelson

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