“The fiction and nonfiction categories were both divided into hardcover, e-book, and combined lists. In something of a unique feature, the lists combined adult and children’s titles on one list. Thus, last week’s top-selling hardcover fiction book was Jeff Kinney’s No Brainer, while The Woman in Me by Britney Spears was number one in all three nonfiction categories, including the e-book/print combined list.
“Paul Gigot, editorial page editor at the WSJ, said that the company’s contract with Circana expired, ‘and we are not renewing it.’ He added that all other aspects of the paper’s book coverage will ‘continue as usual.'”
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