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December 22, 2016

Thursday News: a decade-long bestseller, literacy campaigns, decluttering unread books, and proposal puzzle book

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / bestseller lists / literacy / marriage proposals / organizing books / puzzle book / unread books4 Comments

Only one book has made the Amazon Top 10 every year for the past decade – I did not expect this one, but after reading the article, I get it. Hint: it’s nonfiction. I have removed any identifying information from the description below so you can see the results for yourself. ... more >

November 6, 2015

Friday News: The Rap Year Book, that tea video, Jewel v. NSA, and Prufrock comic

JanetPublishing Newsbestseller lists / comic book / internet surveillance / legal hearing / poetry / privacy / Prufrock / social media / TS Eliot2 Comments

How One Man and His Twitter Army Stormed the Bestseller List – An interesting chronicle of Shea Serrano’s quirky social media campaign, and the way it pushed his graphic novel on rap music to the point of selling completely out, before it was even released. What is perhaps most telling here is ... more >

September 28, 2015

Where Were You When…Part 4

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Making the New York Times remains one of the landmarks of an author’s career. Enn Bocci, publicist, reached out to a number of authors to ask them where they where when they received the news of this occasion and I thought it would be fun to share these series of ... more >

July 10, 2015

Friday News: Bestsellers, Subscription Services, and Super Heroes

JanetPublishing Newsbestseller lists / digital books / ESPN / Harper Collins / Macmillan / Marvel / Oyster / Scribd / subscription services / superheroes2 Comments

N.Y. Times keeps Cruz off bestseller list – Despite robust sales for Ted Cruz’s new book, it does not appear on the New York Times bestseller list, which prompted Harper Collins to send a letter to the newspaper, asking them why the book was absent from the list. Initially, Harper Collins ... more >

July 25, 2014

Friday News: Kindle Unlimited & Amazon lists, Amazon profits down, Apple gets its watch patent, and toaster selfies

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / Apple / bestseller lists / iTime / Kindle / Kindle Select / patent / self-published / selfies / smart watch / technology5 Comments

Daily Update: Influence of Kindle Unlimited on Amazon “Bestsellers” Grows – Since Kindle Unlimited began, everyone is watching the lists to see if they can discern the impact of the program on Big 5 and self-published books. Digital book World has an article based on this data from Publishers Lunch, ... more >

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