Sunbury Press Bestseller List for May 2011 - Holy Water and Fire Water are Hot!!!

June 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Camp Hill, PA - "The Holiness of Water", a recently  released treatise by James A. Campbell about the significance of water as a Christian sacrament , essential to life, debuted at the top spot. Second place was captured by David Reimer's "Micro-Distilleries in the US and Canada: 2011 Edition".  Third place went to Bob Ford's "Beagle Tales". Christian books held two of the top three spots.  

Following are the top sellers by category:

History / Genealogy - "Prohibition's Prince" by Guy Graybill
Fiction  - "The Final Charge" - by Charles K Godfrey
Poetry - "Roadman" by Stefan May
Children's - "Boo, Bat and Pumpkin Throw a Party" by Ashley Lucas
The Arts - "Art by Ione" by Ione Citrin  
Self-Help - "A Young Adult's Guide to Safety in the Digital Age" by Jeff Sechler
Metaphysical - "Messages from Beyond: A Spiritual Guidebook" by Michele Livingston

Non-Fiction titles claimed 7 of the top 10, including the top 2 spots. Approximately 80% of Sunbury's sales have been non-fiction titles this month. While eBook sales continue to grow at a rapid rate, trade paperbacks remain the dominant format preferred by customers.

Sunbury Press, Inc. continues to experience rapid growth, enjoying it's best 'non-Christmas' month ever. Year-to-date sales are 6x last year's figure and exceed sales for all of last year.

For a complete ranking, please see the Sunbury Press web site:
http://www.sunburypress.com/bestsellers.html

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Sunbury Press, Inc., headquartered in Camp Hill, PA is a publisher of trade paperback and digital books featuring established and emerging authors in many fiction and non-fiction categories. Sunbury's books are sold through leading booksellers worldwide.