E L James wrestles number one spot from Harper Lee

E L James has retaken the Official Top 50 number one from Harper Lee, as Grey (Arrow) sold 17,171 copies to Go Set a Watchman's (William Heinemann) 15,476 in the chart this week. Grey’s sales were down 25.8% week on week, but Watchman dropped further, with a 42% decrease in volume. Despite James beating Lee into second place by 1,695 units, Watchman actually made over £100,000 more than Grey, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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