The Bazaar of Bad Dreams debuted in second place on Publishers Weekly's bestseller list (on an overall basis). You can go over to the magazine's site now to check out the list, but I won't link it since I believe the link will eventually go out of date (the archive of sales data is not public).
The book sold a little under 60,000 copies. The data is through November 8, so I suspect the number would have been higher had the release date been November 1 instead of November 3. Maybe next week's results will show a higher number since it will be a full week and perhaps word of mouth on the title will be positive (I myself am enjoying the stories), and holiday gift-buying starts to increase? I don't know.
However, the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid tome debuted in first place with over 300,000 copies to its credit.
If you go from the overall list to the hardcover fiction list, you will note that King is in first place there.
I notice that some adult authors have tried their hand at writing children's books. Given Wimpy Kid's success in the marketplace, should King attempt to enter this market? Maybe try to compose some R.L Stine-type fare, but with his unique sensibilities?
The book sold a little under 60,000 copies. The data is through November 8, so I suspect the number would have been higher had the release date been November 1 instead of November 3. Maybe next week's results will show a higher number since it will be a full week and perhaps word of mouth on the title will be positive (I myself am enjoying the stories), and holiday gift-buying starts to increase? I don't know.
However, the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid tome debuted in first place with over 300,000 copies to its credit.
If you go from the overall list to the hardcover fiction list, you will note that King is in first place there.
I notice that some adult authors have tried their hand at writing children's books. Given Wimpy Kid's success in the marketplace, should King attempt to enter this market? Maybe try to compose some R.L Stine-type fare, but with his unique sensibilities?