The statistic presents ten best-selling books in the category 'romance' in the United States in 2012. Books written by E.L. James took first four places. The first part of the Fifty Shades Trilogy 'Fifty Shades of Grey' ranked first, selling 6.35 million copies in the U.S. in 2012.
Best-selling books in the category 'romance' in the United States in 2012
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Publishers Weekly. (January 11, 2013). Best-selling books in the category 'romance' in the United States in 2012 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250622/romance-bestsellers-in-the-us/
Publishers Weekly. "Best-selling books in the category 'romance' in the United States in 2012." Chart. January 11, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250622/romance-bestsellers-in-the-us/
Publishers Weekly. (2013). Best-selling books in the category 'romance' in the United States in 2012. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250622/romance-bestsellers-in-the-us/
Publishers Weekly. "Best-selling Books in The Category 'romance' in The United States in 2012." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250622/romance-bestsellers-in-the-us/
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Best-selling books in the category 'romance' in the United States in 2012 [Graph], Publishers Weekly, January 11, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250622/romance-bestsellers-in-the-us/