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Book Sales

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 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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