Monday, February 18, 2002

Best-Selling Software at College Bookstores in January 1. Microsoft Office XP Professional (Windows) (December ranking: 1) 2. Microsoft Office XP Standard (Windows) (December ranking: 2) 3. Adobe Acrobat 5.0 (Windows) (December ranking: 3) 4. Norton AntiVirus 2002 (Windows) (December ranking: 5) 5. Microsoft Windows XP Professional Upgrade (Windows) (December ranking: 6) 6. Microsoft Office v. X (Macintosh) (December ranking: 4) 7. (tie) Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Windows) (December ranking: 9) Microsoft Windows XP Upgrade (Windows) (December ranking: --) 9. Adobe Photoshop 6.0 (Windows) (December ranking: 7) 10. Corel WordPerfect Office 2002 (Windows) (December ranking: 10) The Chronicle's list of best-selling software is based on a survey of 318 stores that are members of the National Association of College Stores. Fifty-one stores responded with sales statistics, and six others reported that they had sold no computer software. Background article from The Chronicle: Best-Selling Software at College Bookstores in December (1/16/2002) Easy-to-print version E-mail this article

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