Workman's "Howl" leads print again. Holiday's humor leads eBooks - Sunbury Press May bestsellers

June 1, 2012 - PRLog -- Camp Hill, PA - "Howl of a Thousand Winds", novelist Morris Workman's debut horror novel, took the top spot in print for the second month in a row thanks to author events. Jackson Holiday's Carlinesque rant, "Who Sh*t in my Zen Garden: Random Stuff that Spoils my Day" led all eBook downloads due to a strong Kindle free download promotion. The Natalie D. Craumer Writing Workshop at the Fredricksen Library in Camp Hill took #2 in print again thanks to a huge release party for "A Community of Writers: A Short Story Compilation." All profits benefit the library. Bob Knapp's "The Devil's Palm" returned to the eBook rankings at #2, thanks to a strong Kindle free download promotion. Carole LaPlante's, "The Magic Is In You," held #3 in print. William F Lee's love story "Home is a Long Time Ago" placed 3rd in eBooks thanks to Kindle promotions.

Farrell & Farley's "Keystone Tombstones Volume I" continued to sell well thanks to author appearances on TV and radio.

Willow Rockwell's "My Wheels Gave Me Wings" sold well thanks to a magazine article in Bicycling Magazine.

Christopher Zoukis's reference "Education Behind Bars" continued to sell well thanks to promotional activities.

William Lemaski's Kermit Roosevelt biography, "Lost in the Shadow of Fame" and Steve Troutman's "Tulpehocken Trail Traces" made the list thanks to author events.

Karim El Koussa's "The Phoenician Code" and "Pythagoras" made the list thanks to international sales.

The top eBooks were all boosted by free Kindle download promotions. Making the list were "MONAD 12.21.12," "The Paladin," "Twilight of the Drifter," "The Fourth Nail," "City Havoc," "The Last Egyptian Mamluk," and "The Cairo Incident."

Sales for the month of May were down over 25% compared to same month sales in 2011, although May was the strongest sales month in 2012. Sales declined in all categories. Year-to-date, sales are down 15% overall as compared to last year, including a 22% decline in print-on-demand sales and 41% decline in inventoried book sales. EBook sales have more than tripled, year-to-date, as compared to last year, though the increase is not enough to offset declines in print. The company remains profitable despite the revenue declines.

Following are the top overall print sellers by category:

History / Memoir - "My Wheels Gave me Wings" by Willow Rockwell
Fiction  - "Howl of a Thousand Winds" by Morris Workman
Poetry - "Postmodern Dogma" by Andrei Guruianu
Children's - "The Magic Is In You" by Carole LaPlante and Mary Ann Byrne-Walker
The Arts - "Contemporary Photo Impressionists" by T K McCoy  
Self-Help - "A Young Adult's Guide to Safety in the Digital Age" by Jeff Sechler
Christian  - "The Phoenician Code" by Karim El Koussa
Metaphysical - "Messages from Beyond" by Michele Livingston
Reference - "Education Behind Bars" by Chris Zoukis

The company released four new titles during the month of May:
"The Magic Is In You" by Carole LaPlante and Mary Ann Byrne-Walker
"The Great Endtime Revival" by James R Wuthrich
"Ambush at Dry Bone Gulch" by Sid Davis
"Twice a Child" by Ann Elia Stewart

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

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http://www.sunburypress.com/releases.html