Capital Murder redux -- Dead of Summer is top fiction among Sunbury Press bestsellers

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - Aug. 6, 2015 - PRLog -- Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for July, 2015. Chris Papst took the top spot for the third month in a row with Capital Murder, the expose of Harrisburg's failed finances. Darla Henry's grief counseling classic The 3-5-7 Model grabbed the second spot. Sherry Knowlton's recently-released Dead of Summer led Fiction at #5.

SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for July, 2015 (by Revenue)
Rank  Last Month  Title  Author  Category
1  1  Capital Murder  Chris Papst  Investigation
2  --  The 3-5-7 Model  Darla Henry  Counseling
3  NEW  The Bipolar Millionaire and the Operation  John E Wade II  Memoir
4  --  Dinofiric Poetry Volume 2  Mike Sgrignoli  Childrens
5  NEW  Dead of Summer  Sherry Knowlton  Murder Mystery
6  17  The B Team  Alan Mindell  Sports Fiction
7  11  Where Elephants Fought  Bridget Smith  Historical Fiction
8  NEW  The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf  Ron Knorr & Clemmie Whatley  History
9  5  The Cursed Man  Keith Rommel  Thriller Fiction
10  19  The Closer  Alan Mindell  Sports Fiction
11  --  The Bronze Dagger  Marie Sontag  YA Fiction
12  21  Found. Still Lost.  Ashley Nichole  Photography
13  --  Dead of Autumn  Sherry Knowlton  Murder Mystery
14  15  Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last  Mike Campbell  History
15  24  Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks  John L. Moore  History
16  NEW  Pink Crucifix  Johnny Strife  Supernatural Fiction
17  --  For Better, For Worse  Carolyn Perry  Disaster Memoir
18  30  Traders, Travelers, and Tomahawks  John L. Moore  History
19  29  Settlers, Soldiers, and Scalps  John L. Moore  History
20  23  Bows, Bullets, and Bears  John L. Moore  History
21  --  Warriors, Wampum, and Wolves  John L. Moore  History
22  --  Pioneers, Prisoners, and Peace Pipes  John L. Moore  History
23  --  Rivers, Raiders, and Renegades  John L. Moore  History
24  14  Winter of the Metal People  Dennis Herrick  Historical Fiction
25  --  Silver Moon  Joanne Risso  Childrens
26  --  Beagle Tales 5  Bob Ford  Pet Humor
27  12  Call Sign Dracula  Joe Fair  War Memoir
28  --  Cannons, Cattle, and Campfires  John L. Moore  History
29  --  Beagle Tales 3  Bob Ford  Pet Humor
30  13  Pit Bulls  Anthony Julian  History

Sunbury Press just posted its best July ever! Compared to last Juy, sales more than tripled. YTD Sales are also up over 100% from last year. EBook sales for the month were down over 12% from June. The company continues to see growth in print formats, while ebooks falter.

Chris Papst's Capital Murder stayed on top due to author media activity and breaking news about the Harrisburg financial scandal. Darla Henry's The 3-5-7 Model soared to #2 thanks to the author's speaking engagements. John E Wade II's memoir, The Bipolar Millionaire and the Operation, showed thanks to advertising and events in his local New Orleans market. Mike and Ethan Sgrignoli's Dinorific Poetry Volume 2 took #4 thanks to their appearances. Sherry Knowlton's Dead of Summer debuted at #5, and Dead of Autumn at lucky #13, thanks to author activities. Alan Mindell's sports novels The B Team (#6) and The Closer (#10) moved up the rankings thanks to the author's new website and blog. Bridget Smith's historical novel Where Elephants Fought moved up to #7 thanks to a recent appearance in Nashville. The Segregated Georgia School for he Deaf, by professors Ron Knorr and Clemmie Whatley of Mercer University, debuted at #8 thanks to author activity. Keith Rommel's The Cursed Man held onto #9 as the author is in between convention appearances. Marie Sontag's The Bronze Dagger rejoined the list at #11 as she prepares for release of the next volume in the series. Ashley Nichole's Found. Still Lost. was the top selling art book at #12 due to her exhibition an 2nd Floor Gallery. Mike Campbell's Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, inched up to #14, thanks to ongoing interest in the lost aviatrix. All 8 of John L. Moore's Frontier Pennsylvania Series appeared on the list (15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, & 28). Interest remains strong from local bookstores, historical parks, and retailers. Johnny Strife's Pink Crucifix crept onto the list at #16 thanks to orders from his circle. Carolyn Perry's Katrina memoir, For Better, For Worse, returned to the list at #17 as the 10th anniversary of the hurricane approaches. Dennis Herrick held at #24 with his Winter of the Metal People. The book is popular in New Mexico. Joanne Risso's Silver Moon reappeared on the list at #25 thanks to her activities. Bob Ford's Beagle Tales series took two spots -- #26 with Volume 5 and #29 with Volume 3. Call Sign Dracula, the Vietnam memoir by Joe Fair, continued to chart at #27 thanks to steady sales in bookstores. Anthony Julian's ever-present Pit Bulls charted again at #30 because of ongoing interest in the subject matter.

The company released six new titles during the month of July.

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for July, 2015
The Bipolar Millionaire and the Operation  John E Wade II  Memoir
Dead of Summer  Sherry Knowlton  Murder Mystery
The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf  Ron Knorr & Clemmie Whatley  History
Pink Crucifix  Johnny Strife  Supernatural Fiction
Keep Turning Right  Rick Dapp  Self-Help
White River Monster  Keith Rommel  Thriller Fiction

For a list of Sunbury's 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