July 2007 Comic Book sales figures now online

by John Jackson Miller

The comics sales estimates for July 2007 are now online here at The Comics Chronicles.
TOP 300 UNIT SALES
7.64 million copies, up 3% from last July
2007 YTD: 49.77 million copies, up 6% from 2006 YTD

TOP 300 DOLLAR SALES
$24.02 million, up 6% from last July
2007 YTD: $156.6 million, up 9% from 2006 YTD

TOP 100 TRADE PAPERBACKS
$4.37 million, up 1% from last July
2007 YTD: $32.31 million, up 23% from 2006 YTD

COMBINED TOP 300 COMICS & TOP 100 TRADES
$28.39 million, up 5% from last July
2007 YTD: $188.9 million, up 12% from 2006 YTD

OVERALL DIAMOND SALES (including all comics, TPBs, and magazines)
$36.82 million, up 5% from last July
2007 YTD: $246.93 million, up 10% from 2006 YTD

Marvel’s Top 300 Comics unit and dollar sales were slightly higher than in May 2007, breaking that month’s 11-year record in those two categories.

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