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James Patterson triples his ebook sales record in 11 months no comments
Hachette Book Group announced today that bestselling author James Patterson has now sold over three million ebooks. This comes just 11 months after Patterson became the first novelist to sell more than one million ebooks in July of last year.
David Young, CEO of Hachette Book Group, said, "James Patterson thrills and entertains readers, across all formats and all ages. To surge from 1 to 3 million ebooks sold in such a short period is extraordinary. This growth indicates that Patterson is maximizing the new ways digital can connect him with his readers, be it through ebooks, his major online presence, or the Patterson app."
That major online presence includes the over 4 million visitors a year to JamesPatterson.com and Patterson’s 1.6 million-plus Facebook friends (numbers which grow daily by the thousands). The James Patterson app for iPad/iPhone has been downloaded close to 14,000 times, with 80 percent of Patterson’s app audience actively updated and engaged in the app’s content and features. In addition to this audience, there are also hundreds of thousands of followers on book-specific Facebook pages for Patterson’s young readers series such as Witch & Wizard and Maximum Ride. There is a dedicated website, an app, and interactive games for Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life, Patterson’s latest title for young readers launching on June 27.
Patterson was the second author to become a member of the Kindle Million Club (after Stieg Larsson) at the end of October, 2010.
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James Patterson Joins Kindle Million Club no comments
James Patterson has become the second author to sell more than one million Kindle books and is now a member of the Kindle Million Club. Stieg Larsson, author of the Millennium Trilogy was the first author to achieve the one million mark and the first member of the Club. Only paid Kindle book sales count toward membership.
…As of yesterday, James Patterson has sold 1,005,803 Kindle books.
Patterson is the author of more than 65 books that span the genres of suspense, fantasy, romance, historical fiction and children’s. His many books include the popular Alex Cross, Women’s Murder Club and Maximum Ride series. His novels have won numerous awards, including the Edgar, the BCA Mystery Guild’s Thriller of the Year award, the International Thriller of the Year award, and the Reader’s Digest Reader’s Choice Award. One of Forbes magazine’s Celebrity 100, Patterson’s titles have been adapted into both feature film (“Along Came a Spider” and “Kiss the Girls,” starring Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman) and a television series (ABC’s “Women’s Murder Club” starring Angie Harmon).
Patterson is a prolific writer with 72 titles
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eReader News – 7/7/2010 no comments
Lots of ereader news today, and not all of it good.
First of all, there are reports that Interead has gone into liquidation. Nothing seems to be confirmed yet. At the COOL-ER online store the ereaders are out of stock for every country I searched in.
Sad news, but I’m not surprised. The main thing Interead’s COOL-ER ereaders had going for them was their jelly bean colors. Before the agency pricing model took over the COOL-ER ebook store was much pricier than the competition as well, although the prices there seem more in line now.
At CES Interead announced new models that were supposed to be out about now with Wi-Fi and 3G.
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Amazon’s new Kindle DX graphite has started shipping and is shown as being in stock on the Amazon site. I ordered one a few days ago, but mine has not shipped yet – can’t wait!
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Hachette Book Group announced that bestselling author James Patterson has sold over one million ebooks – the first novelist to do so.
James Patterson said, “Things have really changed in the digital space. With more and more people reading on iPads, Kindles, and Nooks, taking time to create interesting, user-friendly, enhanced ebook editions is becoming more and more important. And if ebooks get people who might otherwise not be reading to pick up a book, then that makes me happy.”
James Patterson has to date sold more than 205 million copies of his books worldwide.
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