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USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books List Reveals Top Stories of the Week

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Jun 21, 1995 — 1 min read

R.L. Stein's "The Horror at Camp Jellyjam" has taken the top spot on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list, with Stephen King's "Rose Madder" debuting at No. 3. The top 10 Best-Selling Books across the USA for the previous week include a mix of popular authors and titles, offering a glimpse into the country's reading habits.

Key Takeaways:

R.L. Stein's "The Horror at Camp Jellyjam" holds the top position on USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list, followed closely by Stephen King's "Rose Madder" at No. 3.
The top 10 Best-Selling Books list is based on confidential retail sales data from major chain and independent bookstores across the country.
The list includes a mix of popular authors and titles, including Robert Ludlum's "Apocalypse Watch" at No. 10.
The USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list is published every Thursday in the Life section, offering a comprehensive snapshot of the country's reading habits.
The list is not limited to a specific category, but instead pools together hardcover, paperback, fiction, and non-fiction books sold across the country.
USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list is the only national, daily, general-interest newspaper in the country, with international editions available in over 90 countries worldwide.

Statistics:

R.L. Stein's "The Horror at Camp Jellyjam" holds the top spot on the USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list, with no specific sales figures provided.
Stephen King's "Rose Madder" debuted at No. 3, also without specific sales figures.
Robert Ludlum's "Apocalypse Watch" sold enough copies to land at No. 10 on the list, priced at $24.95 per copy of the Bantam hardcover edition.
33 locations across the USA print USA TODAY via satellite, making it available nationwide.
USA TODAY's International Edition is printed in London, Lucerne, Switzerland, and Hong Kong, and is available in over 90 countries worldwide.

Sources:

USA TODAY publication, June 22, 1995
PRNewswire press release, June 22, 1995
USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list, June 22, 1995

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