August 11 – (Relaxnews)
Amazon released its worldwide summer 2009 bestsellers to Relaxnews August 11, showing that the Twilight saga is still popular but that a few countries have broken free from the vampire’s grip.
Amazon.com – US
Conservative politics and spirituality retain their popularity in the US. The only new entry in the top 5 since June is Tom Rath’s test to discover your strengths.
| Sales rank | Title | Author | Genre |
| 1 | Glenn Beck’s Common Sense | Glenn Beck | Politics |
| 2 | The Shack | William Young | Spirituality |
| 3 | Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto | Mark Levin | Politics |
| 4 | Divine Soul Songs | Zhi Gang Sha | Spirituality |
| 5 | Strengths Finder 2.0: Gallup’s Online Test | Tom Rath | Academic |
Amazon.fr – France
French readers seem to have moved on from the Twilight saga, with a book on how to lose weight and several novels ranking among the top choices.
| Sales rank | Title | Author | Genre |
| 1 | The Elegance of the Hedgehog (L’Elégance du Hérisson) |
Muriel Barbery | Fiction |
| 2 | I Don’t Know How to Lose Weight (Je Ne Sais Pas Maigri) | Dr. Pierre Dukan | Health |
| 3 | The Slow Waltz of the Turtles (Le valse Lente des Tortues) | Katherine Pancol | Fiction |
| 4 | The First Day (Le Premier Jour) | Marc Levy | Fiction |
| 5 | The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles(Les Yeux Jaunes des Crocodiles) |
Katherine Pancol | Fiction |
Amazon.co.uk – United Kingdom
D-Day and the Twilight saga continue their domination of the Amazon UK charts.
| Sales rank | Title | Author | Genre |
| 1 | Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) | Stephenie Meyer | Adolescent Fiction |
| 2 | D-Day: The Battle for Normandy |
Antony Beevor |
History |
| 3 | Eclipse (Twilight Saga) | Stephenie Meyer | Adolescent Fiction |
| 4 | New Moon (Twilight Saga) | Stephenie Meyer | Adolescent Fiction |
| 5 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Stieg Larsson |
Fiction |
Amazon.de – Germany
Stieg Larsson’s latest offerings are popular with both Anglos and Saxons, as is the ubiquitous Stephenie Meyer.
| Sales Rank | Title | Author | Genre |
| 1 | Bella and Edward, New Moon (Twilight Saga, Book 2) | Stephenie Meyer | Adolescent Fiction |
| 2 | Forgiveness | Stieg Larsson | Fiction |
| 3 | Eclipse (Twilight Saga, Book 3) | Stephenie Meyer | Adolescent Fiction |
| 4 | Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga, Book 4) | Stephenie Meyer | Adolescent Fiction |
| 5 | Gut Gegen Nordwind | Daniel Glattauer | Fiction |
Amazon.ca – Canada
Several non-fiction titles reveal an academic bent this summer in Canada.
| Sales Rank | Title | Author | Genre |
| 1 | Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller | Jeff Rubin | Non-Fiction |
| 2 | The Book of Negroes | Lawrence Hill | Fiction |
| 3 | Three Cups of Tea | Greg Mortenson | Non-Fiction |
| 4 | The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society | Mary Ann Shaffer | Fiction |
| 5 | Outliers: The Story of Success | Malcolm Gladwell | Non-Fiction |
Amazon.co.jp – Japan
Local sensation Haruki Murakami is no stranger to best-selling lists as his 1Q84 continues its reign of Japanese literary picks.
| Sales rank | Title | Author | Genre |
| 1 | 1Q84, Book 1 | Haruki Murakami | Fiction |
| 2 | 1Q84, Book 2 |
Haruki Murakami |
Fiction |
| 3 | The Tracy Anderson Method Workout DVD Book |
Tracy Anderson | Health |
| 4 | Break the Records | Kat-Tun | Non-Fiction |
| 5 | Azumanga-daioh | Kiyohiko Azuma | Manga |
Amazon.cn – China
Most of these entries were among Amazon China’s top spring sellers as well.
| Sales rank | Title | Author | Genre |
| 1 | A Complaint Free World |
Will Bowen | Self Help |
| 2 | A Good Mother is Better Than A Good Teacher |
Yin Jianli |
Non-Fiction |
| 3 | Those Stories of Ming Dynasty VII |
Dang Nian Ming Yue | Historical Fiction |
| 4 | Three Cups of Tea | Greg Mortenson | Non-Fiction |
| 5 | Reunion | Zhang Ailing | Fiction |