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Book Sales

By Scott Horsley
Published January 7, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Bestseller lists such as the one compiled by the New York Times may be skipping some popular books. A new list based on actual sales from checkout scanners rather than bookstore estimates finds that sales of Christian books, mysteries and science fiction titles are underreported. NPR's Scott Horsley has the story.

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Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.
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