Amazon Announces Top 10 UK Kindle Authors
Written by Dan Malone on Thursday, March 1st, 2012Amazon UK has announced that Lee Child is the most successful author of Kindle books. Amazon UK has released a list of the top 10 bestselling authors, which Lee Child (author of the Jack Reacher novels) sits on top of. (more…)
Wimpy Kid Beats Harry Potter For Blue Peter Award
Written by Julie Vegas on Thursday, March 1st, 2012Perhaps in a real-life duel, Harry Potter would best Wimpy Kid’s Greg Heffley, but in a literary battle, Jeff Kinney’s Wimpy Kid has upset J.K. Rowling‘s Harry Potter as the best children’s book of the decade. (more…)
Acorn Purchases Majority Stake in Agatha Christie Estate
Written by Julie Vegas on Thursday, March 1st, 2012The Acorn Media Group has purchased a majority stake in Agatha Christie’s literacy estate. (more…)
Order of Elmore Leonard Books
Elmore Leonard is an American novelist as well as a screenwriter. Leonard is best known for his early western novels as well as crime fiction and suspense thrillers. Many of his novels have been adapted to film, including Mr. Majestyk, Get Shorty, Rum Punch (as Jackie Brown) and Be Cool. (more…)
Order of Twilight Books
Twilight is a series of novels by American author Stephenie Meyer that also became a film series starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. The four films combined have grossed over $2.5 billion at the box office. (more…)
New Jonathan Kellerman “Alex Delaware” Book Released
Written by Brandon Williams on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012Alex Delaware is back for his amazing 27th book by Jonathan Kellerman. The series has been going strong since 1985 with about a book every year. (more…)
Order of Stephenie Meyer Books
Stephenie Meyer is an American novelist and film producer who is best known for writing the Twilight Saga books. Within three years of her writing her first book, Twilight, her book had already been adapted to a major motion picture that made $400 million… and that was only the beginning. The next two books, New Moon and Eclipse, were adapted to film and made about $700 million each, proving that a simple romance story about two supernatural beings going after one girl is all you need to capture people’s imagination in print or on the big screen. (more…)
Penguin Group eBook Sales Surge in 2011
Written by Julie Vegas on Monday, February 27th, 2012Publisher Penguin has just announced its 2011 earnings. Sales were nearly $1.7 million, which is up 1% from 2010. Profits were up 8% to $179 million. (more…)
Order of H&W Investigations Books
H&W Investigations is a series of novels by American author Jess Haines. The main character in H&W Investigations is named Shiarra Waynest, a New York woman who lives in a universe where supernatural beings such as vampires and werewolves “come out” after 9/11. (more…)
Order of Jess Haines Books
Jess Haines is an American novelist and the author of the H&W Investigations. Her first series is an urban fantasy/paranormal romance series about vampires. In this universe, the supernatural decide to come out after 9/11. A New Yorker by birth, Jess currently resides in Southern California. (more…)