MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for September, 2015. Dr. William N. Miller took the top spot with his education memoir "The Politics of Prevailing." Dr. Edward Rubin's Cli-Fi novel "The Heatstroke Line" led fiction in 3rd place. Darla Henry's "3-5-7 Model" was 2nd.
SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for September, 2015 (by Revenue) |
Rank |
Last Month |
Title |
Author |
Category |
1 |
NEW |
The Politics of Prevailing |
William N Miller |
Education |
2 |
-- |
The 3-5-7 Model |
Darla Henry |
Counseling |
3 |
NEW |
The Heatstroke Line |
Edward Rubin |
Climate Fiction |
4 |
4 |
Capital Murder |
Chris Papst |
Investigation |
5 |
5 |
Where Elephants Fought |
Bridget Smith |
Historical Fiction |
6 |
11 |
Call Sign Dracula |
Joe Fair |
War Memoir |
7 |
NEW |
The Alabaster Jar |
Marie Sontag |
YA Fiction |
8 |
3 |
The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf |
Ron Knorr & Clemmie Whatley |
History |
9 |
NEW |
The Penns' Manor of Spread Eagle and the Grist Mills of the Upper Mahantongo Valley |
Steve Troutman |
History |
10 |
-- |
The Sign of the Eagle |
Jess Steven Hughes |
Historical Fiction |
11 |
-- |
Murder Run |
Shelly Frome |
Murder Mystery |
12 |
19 |
Raising Monarchs |
Sue Fox McGovern |
Nature |
13 |
10 |
Dead of Summer |
Sherry Knowlton |
Murder Mystery |
14 |
-- |
The Wolf of Britannia Part II |
Jess Steven Hughes |
Historical Fiction |
15 |
-- |
The Wolf of Britannia Part I |
Jess Steven Hughes |
Historical Fiction |
16 |
7 |
The B Team |
Alan Mindell |
Sports Fiction |
17 |
-- |
A Brother's Cold Case |
Dennis Herrick |
Murder Mystery |
18 |
12 |
Winter of the Metal People |
Dennis Herrick |
Historical Fiction |
19 |
-- |
Head Over Wheels |
Ken Mercurio |
Medical Memoir |
20 |
26 |
That Night at Surigao |
Ernie Marshall |
History |
21 |
-- |
Beagle Tales 5 |
Bob Ford |
Humor |
22 |
15 |
The Bronze Dagger |
Marie Sontag |
YA Fiction |
23 |
-- |
Dead of Autumn |
Sherry Knowlton |
Murder Mystery |
24 |
-- |
Beagle Tales 4 |
Bob Ford |
Humor |
25 |
9 |
The Closer |
Alan Mindell |
Sports Fiction |
26 |
-- |
Courting Doubt and Darkness |
J M West |
Murder Mystery |
27 |
-- |
Dying for Vengeance |
J M West |
Murder Mystery |
28 |
1 |
Jesus the Phoenician |
Karim El Koussa |
Religious History |
29 |
14 |
Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last |
Mike Campbell |
History |
30 |
18 |
Pit Bulls |
Anthony Julian |
History |
Sales for the 3rd quarter just ended were nearly double sales in Q3 of 2014. EBooks were down about 10% over the same quarterly period. Hardcover sales are up 10x from Q3 2014. Year-to-date, sales are up over 92% from 2014. Comparing Septembers, sales were nearly 1.5x higher, year-over-year. The company is expecting its best 4th quarter ever.
Dr. William Miller's "The Politics of Prevailing" rocketed to the top thanks to advance sales. Darla Henry's "The 3-5-7 Model" placed due to orders for conferences in Canada. "The Heatstroke Line," Dr. Edward Rubin's first novel is pioneering in the "Cli-Fi" category, burning up to #3 due to author activities. Chris Papst's "Capital Murder" held at #4 as the author appeared on numerous radio programs nationwide. Bridget Smith's historical novel "Where Elephants Fought" stuck at #5 thanks to author appearances in Mississippi. "Call Sign Dracula," the Vietnam memoir by Joe Fair, moved up again to #6 thanks to author appearances at veterans events. Marie Sontag's new historical YA novel, "The Alabaster Jar," debuted at #7 due to author appearances at schools. It's prequel, "The Bronze Dagger," also charted at #22. "The Segregated Georgia School for he Deaf," by professors Ron Knorr and Clemmie Whatley of Mercer University, slid to #8, but continues to sell steadily. "The Penns' Manor of Spread Eagle and the Grist Mills of the Upper Mahantongo Valley" by Steve Troutman ground to #9 thanks to advance orders. Jess Steven Hughes' three novels: "The Sign of the Eagle" (#10), "The Wolf of Britannia Part II (#14), and "The Wolf of Britannia Part I" (#15) marched onto three spots on the chart in tandem with author appearances in Washington and Oregon. Shelly Frome's recently-released "Murder Run" vaulted to #11 prior to author appearances in North Carolina. "Raising Monarchs," Sue Fox McGovern's instructions on saving these disappearing butterlies, flitted to #12 due to sales to bookstores. Sherry
Knowlton's "Dead of Summer" (#13), and "Dead of Autumn" (#23) held two spots thanks to author appearances. Alan Mindell's sports novels The B Team (#16) and The Closer (#25) perservered thanks to continued interest in the author's new website and blog and his appearance schedule. Dennis Herrick was another author with two books on the chart: "A Brother's Cold Case" #17 and "Winter of the Metal People" next in line at #18. Dennis continues his appearance schedule in New Mexico. Ken Mercurio's "Head Over Wheels" flipped back onto the chart at #19. Ernie Marshall's account of the last conflict between battleships, That Night at Surigao, was #20, thanks to author activity. Bob Ford nabbed two spots with his hilarious "Beagle Tales 5" at #21, and "Beagle Tales 4" at #24. J M West also doubled with "Courting Doubt and Darkness" at #26, and "Dying for Vengeance" at #27. "Jesus the Phoenician," Kareem El Koussa's controversial history of the Son of God, held on the list at #28 as his US tour ebbed. Two mainstays, Mike Campbell's "Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, " and Anthony Julian's "Pit Bulls" continued their streaks on the chart at #29 and #30 respectively.
The company released eight new titles during the month of September.
SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for September, 2015 |
Ionica |
Catalina Petcov |
Biography |
The Heatstroke Line |
Edwin Rubin |
Climate Fiction |
White River Monster IV |
Keith Rommel |
Thriller Fiction |
White River Monster V |
Keith Rommel |
Thriller Fiction |
White River Monster VI |
Keith Rommel |
Thriller Fiction |
The Alabaster Jar |
Marie Sontag |
YA Fiction |
Hairy Men in Caves |
Marlin Bressi |
History |
High Passes |
John Timmerman |
Western |
For a list of Sunbury's best-sellers, please see the Sunbury Press web site:
http://www.sunburypressstore.com/BESTSELLERS_c3.htm
For a complete list of recent and upcoming releases, please see:
http://www.sunburypressstore.com/COMING-SOON_c47.htm
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