Independently-Published Novel Makes Amazon Top 10 Bestseller List

March 24, 2008 - PRLog -- Judges in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest didn’t deem April L. Hamilton’s comic novel Adelaide Einstein worthy of advancement beyond the semifinal round, but readers beg to differ.  During the semifinal round 36 Amazon customers gave Adelaide Einstein an average rating of 4.75 stars out of 5, and on the strength of those reviews Hamilton elected to forge ahead and publish her novel independently.  Despite the lack of backing from any major publisher, and with sales generated from word of mouth alone, the Kindle edition of Adelaide Einstein has risen to the #10 spot in Amazon.com’s Kindle bestsellers list under the category of “Motherhood” and since its release on February 12, 2008, has ranked as high as #803 in Kindle bestsellers overall.  

Hamilton’s Kindle edition of Snow Ball, a dark comic mystery also independently published earlier this year, is even more popular with readers, having ranked as high as #5 in Amazon’s Kindle bestseller list under the heading of “Mystery”, higher than bestselling authors Patterson, Robb and Evanovich.  The Kindle edition has ranked as high as #742 in overall Kindle bestsellers.  Snow Ball currently enjoys an average customer rating of 4.5 stars out of a possible 5.  Reviewer J. Schisler says, “What a fun read - dark comedy that will remind you of Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiassen and Jennifer Crusie at their best.  Read this book and brag to your friends that you've discovered the "Next Big Thing" in fiction.”

Both novels were released in trade paperback edition at the end of February.

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About April L. Hamilton: April L. Hamilton is a writer based in Southern California.  Frustrated by the new business model of the highly-consolidated publishing industry, Hamilton has elected to publish her work independently.  Hamilton is working to encourage an indie movement in authorship to match those of the music and film industries, by offering free, IndieAuthor how-to Guides at her author website (http://www.aprillhamilton.com), where free excerpts from her novels are also available.

Website: www.aprillhamilton.com