The best-selling print book in the United States in 2018 was Michelle Obama's book 'Becoming', having sold over 3.4 million copies by the end of that year. Second in the ranking was 'Magnolia Table' by Joanna Gaines, with over 1.3 million print copies sold.
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Publishers Weekly. (January 4, 2019). Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in thousands) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/
Publishers Weekly. "Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in thousands)." Chart. January 4, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/
Publishers Weekly. (2019). Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in thousands). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/
Publishers Weekly. "Best-selling Print Books in The United States in 2018, by Unit Sales (in Thousands)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/
Publishers Weekly, Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in thousands) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/ (last visited July 21, 2024)
Best-selling print books in the United States in 2018, by unit sales (in thousands) [Graph], Publishers Weekly, January 4, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/422679/print-book-bestsellers-usa-by-unit-sales/