December 02 , 2013
Dr. Musgrave's medical school memoir tops the Sunbury Press bestseller list for November
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Hour 30, Dr. Brandon Musgrave's memoir of his challenges in medical school, was #1, returning to the list after a two-month hiatus, thanks to charitable author events in Illinois. Karim El Koussa's Jesus the Phoenician, a well-researched alternative history regarding the origins of Jesus Christ, ranked #2 due to international export sales. Sunbury Press's year-to-date sales for 2013 are up 17% over 2012. EBook sales are up only 8% over the year-to-date prior, significantly lagging the growth in print sales. Sales for the quarter to date were up 3% compared to the same period in 2012. Jim Dohren's Letters from a Shoebox: The Civil War Correspondence of John Huffman, David Huffman and William Bowman, jumped to #3, thanks to author events and brisk sales in Ohio and Indiana. Mike and Ethan Sgrignoli's Dinorific Poetry series, a father-son collaboration highlighting interesting "ancient animals," ranked #4 (Volume 3), #7 (Volume 2) and #8 (Volume 1) due to author events. John Lindermuth's Digging Dusky Diamonds, a history of the Coal Region of Pennsylvania, ranked #5 due to sales in the Shamokin area. Colors in the Garden the Creator Made, Wendy Latty's richly illustrated children's book introducing the ROY G BIV color spectrum, nabbed the 6th position thanks to author activities. Mike Campbell's Amelia Earhart - The Truth At Last rejoined the list, taking #9, thanks to bookstore and library sales. Tony Julien's Pit Bulls returned to the rankings, taking #10 on the list, due to sales to dog enthusiasts. Following are the top overall print sellers by category: History / Memoir - Hour 30 by Brandon Musgrave Fiction - The Closer by Alan Mindell Horror/Mystery - Undead Living edited by Thomas Malafarina Children/YA - Dinorific Poetry Volume 3 by the Sgrignolis The Arts - Contemporary Photo Impressionists by T K McCoy Self-Help - Raising Monarchs by Sue Fox McGovern Metaphysical/Spiritual - Jesus the Phoenician by Karim El Koussa Reference - Linnea's Kitchen: Yummy Ayurvedic Recipes and Life Lessons by Linnea Jepson The company released four new titles during the month of November: Dead Catch by L.D. Knorr Meteors by Dr. Stephenie Slahor What to Do about Mama by Barbara Matthews and Barbara Trainin Blank Pink Flamingos All Around by Dr. Matthew Anderson For a list of Sunbury's all-time 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