Bestselling Authors

Which New Book Sold More Copies Than Steve Jobs Biography?

AP | Posted 01.11.2012

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NEW YORK -- The conclusion to Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance" fantasy cycle sold nearly 500,000 copies on its first day of release, one of the yea...

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Week's Hottest Reads: What Book Topped The List?

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 01.04.2012

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HARDCOVER FICTION 1. "The Litigators" by John Grisham (Doubleday)...

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Elif Batuman Discusses Being A Bestseller And Asking Jonathan Franzen For Weed

The Guardian | Elif Batuman | Posted 06.21.2011

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So it's difficult to articulate what possessed me, at a later, boozier point in the dinner, to ask Franzen whether he had any weed. "Wheat?" Franze...

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For Career Authors, Staying Published is the Real Challenge

Karen Dionne | Posted 06.01.2011

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Karen Dionne

No one knows exactly how many books are published in the United States every year. Bowker, the leading provider of global book information, estimates 288,355 print titles were published in 2009.

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Meet Mega Bestselling Indie Heroine Amanda Hocking

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tonya Plank

Amanda Hocking is really something of a wunderkind. At only 26 years old, the Minnesota native has written a total of 17 novels. Since self-publishing...

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Why Are We Addicted to Fast, Easy, Simple and Free?

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arielle Ford

The one thing that's consistently true about all bestselling authors is that they are on a mission, driven to share their wisdom. While fame and fortune may come their way, that isn't the reason they write.

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Are Bestselling Authors 'Stars'?

ew.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anyway, it has come to my attention that DWTS keeps neglecting one important genre of stars--authors! ...

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