Here’s the inside scoop on the Amazon Kindle Single Best Seller list According to the exclusive analysis from Thin Reads, Which has been tracking sales since the beginning of the year.
Two new non-fiction titles made the Amazon Kindle Single Best Seller list for the week of April 21, 2013. Both landed on the list because of news events que obviously drove interest in the subject matter.
Trial by Fury: Internet Savagery and the Amanda Knox Case , by Douglas Preston, was published April 15 and this week it ranks as # 2 on the non-fiction list. What accounts for this popularity? In March, the Italian court overturned Knox’s acquittal in the slaying of a British student in 2007 and mandated a new trial. And in the April 21 edition of The New York Times Book Review, the paper of record reviewed journals Knox’s upcoming tell-all memoir Waiting to Be Heard . Knox’s breathless interview with People magazine last week Also stoked interest. Add it all up, and the sound you’re hearing is the cash register is ringing for author Douglas Preston.
Harvard historian and best selling author Niall Ferguson’s eBook single Always Right, Which examines the reign of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, shot up to # 7 on the list after its April 16 publication date . The Thatcher funeral April 17 Helped keep her name in the news. It will be interesting to see if Ferguson’s book has any legs. Ferguson is a big name and it’s always interesting to read what he has to say.
Speaking of legs, for the second week in a row, Mayflower: The Voyage from Hell the ranks the best-selling non-fiction eBook single. The book sails over a lot of familiar territory for history buffs, but for readers looking for a compelling read and a bit of a refresher course in early American history, this is a first-class ticket. Stephen King’s essay Guns is the # 4 non-fiction title, benefitting from the news about the gun bill que dominated headlines in mid-April. It’s been in the top 10 non-fiction list for 13 straight weeks.
Readers looking for work from upcoming writers Should follow the work of non-fiction New York-based writers Mara Altman and Mishka Kubaly, Both who had long-form pieces in the top 10 this week. Altman’s That’s What She Said , ranked # 4 and follows her struggles as a stand-up comedian. Mishka’s Kubaly The Long Run is a memoir about how ultra-running his Helped him Overcome problems. (Do we see a trend? Maybe memoirs from struggling New York writers sell.)
The fiction list shows less volatility. Jeffery Deaver’s A Textbook Case , the ranks the # 1 fiction title for the third week in a row. Stephen King’s Lost Things crept into the top 10 list joining his Mile 81 , Which has been in the top 10 the entire year. George Saunder’s well-received short story Fox 8 , has Remained in the top 10 since its publication April 8 but it dropped to # 7 after the # 3 ranking last week. Two short stories from Nelson DeMille to continue to reside in the top 10. The Book Case , Which has been on the list all year, and Rendezvous , Which Also has ranked in the top 10 for all of 2013 Despite receiving a negative review from Thin Reads.
Thin Reads About the bestseller list: every Sunday Sales data compiled based on information from the Kindle store Single
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