Not exact matches
When his first book, The Sword of Shannara, was published in 1977, it earned Brooks a legion of fans and the novel made publishing history by becoming the first work of
fiction to appear on the New York Times
trade paperback
bestseller list.
Indie
Bestsellers http://www.indiebound.org/files/bsbl-0-1.xml Hardcover
Fiction http://www.indiebound.org/files/bsbl-0-2.xml Hardcover Nonfiction http://www.indiebound.org/files/bsbl-0-3.xml
Trade Paperback
Fiction http://www.indiebound.org/files/bsbl-0-4.xml Paperback Nonfiction http://www.indiebound.org/files/bsbl-0-5.xml Mass Market http://www.indiebound.org/files/bsbl-0-7.xml Children's Illustrated http://www.indiebound.org/files/bsbl-0-8.xml Children's Interest
From that small start, Raccah has directed a continuously growing entrepreneurial company that morphed into a general
trade house which happily produces everything from New York Times
bestsellers in
fiction, to number one titles in both baby names and college guides.
Think about it: while a chemical dictionary may be perfectly spelled and punctuated, it will never become a runaway
bestseller in the
trade fiction market.
With many books generating more than a tenth of their sales through Amazon alone, where
trade publisher muscle carries little or no weight, one wonders what the
trade publishers have to offer authors whose books aren't destined to become
fiction bestsellers.
The Indie
Bestsellers list will feature top titles in categories including Canadian
fiction and non-
fiction,
trade paperback
fiction, and juvenile
fiction.