If you are a book lover, then you will be interested in the following information published today in the New York Times Book review section:
Approximate number of new books published world wide last year......1.5 million
Approximate percentage that were in English..........................................30%
Books published in Iran in 2002................................................................35,854
Books published in Turkey in 2004.........................................................1,394
Number of French novels bought by American publishers in 2005...........42
Number of American novels bought by French publishers in 2005............153
Number of American books bought by Chinese publishers ......................3,932
Number of Chinese books bought by American publishers.......................16
Top 10 international fiction best sellers for 2006 were:
1. Dan Brown , "Digital Fortress" (US)
2. Daniel Kellman, "Measuring the World" (Germany)
3. Dan Brown, "The Da Vinci Code" (US
4. Ildefonso Falcones de Sierra, "The Cathedral of the Sea" (Spain)
5. Carlos Ruiz Zafon, "The Shadow of the Wind", (Spain)
6. Dan Brown, "Deception Point", (US)
7. J.K. Rowling, "Harry potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (US)
8. Arturo Perez-Reverte, "The Painter of Battles" (Spain)
9. Paul Auster, "the Brooklyn Follies", (US)
10. Khaled Hosseini, "The Kite Runner", (US)
There were many surprises for me after studying the list. For example, I was surprised to see Dan Brown's name 3 times in the list. According to this list he has sold more than 75 million copies of his books! wow! I also did not know about Kellman's book or even the Perez-Reverte's book being so popular. Go ahead and read the whole report, its very informative.
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