Fifty Shades of Grey is Now Amazon.com's Bestselling Book of 2012

Posted on May 12, 2012

Fifty Shades of Grey Book One Cover

Well, that didn't take long. Fifty Shades of Grey has just passed The Hunger Games to become as Amazon's #1 bestselling book of 2012. The list only counts paperback and hardcover books, not ebooks.

The second through fourth spots are still held by the three books in The Hunger Games trilogy. For ebooks, The Hunger Games trilogy still takes the top spots. All three books are available for loan for free from Amazon.com for Amazon Prime members.

Photo: Random House


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