MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for January, 2016. Dr. Arif Shaikh took the top spot with his compilation of 365 tips for personal growth Healing Tips for the Mind, Body, and Soul. John E. Wade II's Bipolar Millionaire took the #2 spot.
SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for January, 2016 (by Revenue) |
Rank |
Last Month |
Title |
Author |
Category |
1 |
-- |
Healing Tips for the Mind, Body, and Soul |
Dr. Arif Shaikh |
Self-Help |
2 |
NEW |
The Bipolar Millionaire |
John E Wade II |
Biography |
3 |
6 |
Capital Murder |
Chris Papst |
Investigation |
4 |
-- |
Ionica |
Catalina Petcov |
Biography |
5 |
NEW |
Choice of Enemies |
M A Richards |
Spy Thriller |
6 |
-- |
The Savage Apostle |
John Kachuba |
Historical Fiction |
7 |
14 |
Jesus the Phoenician |
Karim El Koussa |
History |
8 |
11 |
The Penns' Manor of Spread Eagle and the Grist Mills of the Upper Mahantongo Valley |
Steve Troutman |
History |
9 |
10 |
Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last |
Mike Campbell |
History |
10 |
23 |
Call Sign Dracula |
Joe Fair |
War Memoir |
11 |
16 |
Hour 30 |
Brandon Musgrave |
Memoir |
12 |
NEW |
Between Good and Evil |
R Michael Phillips |
Detective Thriller |
13 |
8 |
Murder in Tuxedo Park |
William Lemanski |
Detective Thriller |
14 |
-- |
The Heatstroke Line |
Ed Rubin |
Climate Fiction |
15 |
21 |
From Blue Ground |
Joe Harvey |
YA Fiction |
16 |
12 |
The B Team |
Alan Mindell |
Sports Fiction |
17 |
-- |
The Sign of the Eagle |
Jess Steven Hughes |
Historical Fiction |
18 |
-- |
Pink Flamingos All Around |
Matt Anderson |
Childrens |
19 |
19 |
Winter of the Metal People |
Dennis Herrick |
Historical Fiction |
20 |
9 |
The Closer |
Alan Mindell |
Sports Fiction |
21 |
1 |
The Keeper of the Crows |
Kyle Alexander Romines |
Thriller Fiction |
22 |
-- |
Raising Monarchs |
Sue Fox McGovern |
Self-Help |
23 |
NEW |
Rabid Philanderer's, Inc. |
Nancy Williams |
Thriller Fiction |
24 |
25 |
The Death Machine |
Charles Godfrey |
Historical Fiction |
25 |
-- |
The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf |
Ron Knorr & Clemmie Whatley |
History |
26 |
4 |
Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess |
Barbara Trainin Blank |
Biography |
27 |
3 |
Pit Bulls |
Anthony Julian |
History |
28 |
-- |
Perilous Journey |
Ted Brusaw |
Historical Fiction |
29 |
30 |
Freemasons at Gettysburg |
Sheldon Munn |
History |
30 |
15 |
That Night at Surigao |
Ernie Marshall |
History |
Sunbury Press has wrapped up its best January ever. Compared to last January, sales were up slightly at 2.5%. EBook sales continued their slide, dropping 12% from January 2015. Overall, sales increased over 9% from December.
"Healing Tips for the Mind, Body, and Soul" grabbed the top spot thanks to author activities. John E. Wade II's reissued biography "The Bipolar Millionaire" debited at #2 due to author publicity. Chris Papst's "Capital Murder" surged to #3 due to renewed interest in the Harrisburg mayoral scandal. "Ionica," Catalina Petcov's biography climbed to #4 in preparation for her book release event. "Choice of Enemies" by M A Richards was released in January and took #5 thanks to author activities and direct sales. "The Savage Apostle" by John Kachuba charted at #6. Karim El Koussa continued to see success with "Jesus the Phoenician," garnering #7 thanks to export orders. Steve Troutman's "The Penns' Manor...", #8, continued to chart thanks to sales up state. Mike Campbell's "Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last" notched up one spot to #9 because of continued interest in the missing aviatrix. "Call Sign Dracula" by Joe Fair soared to #10 thanks to author events. Dr. Brandon Musgrave's "Hour 30" charted at #11 due to text book orders from medical schools. R. Michael Phillips' "Between Good and Evil" debuted at #12 thanks to orders from the author's fanbase. William Lemanski's "Murder in Tuxedo Park" slipped to #13 as Christmas orders from the New York town ebbed. Ed Rubin's "The Heatstroke Line" surged to #14 as interest in climate fiction increased. Joe Harvey's "From Blue Ground" continued to chart, bumping up to #15 thanks to online orders. Alan Mindell's novels "The B Team" and "The Closer" continued on the list at #16 and #20 thanks to author activities in the San Diego area. Jess Steven Hughes' "The Sign of the Eagle" returned to the rankings at #17 due to author appearances in the northwest. Matt Anderson's "Pink Flamingos All Around" was the only childrens book in the rankings at #18, bolstered by an appearance at Smithsonian.com. "Winter of the Metal People" by Dennis Herrick held at #19 thanks to author appearances in New Mexico. Kyle Romine's "Keeper of the Crows" slipped to #21 from #1. "Raising Monarchs," Sue Fox McGovern's how-to book about raising butterflies, climbed to #22 due to interest in butterfly recover. Nancy Williams' "Rabid Philanderers, Inc." debuted at #23 thanks to orders from the Meadville, PA community. Charles Godfrey's "The Death Machine" continued to chart at #24 thanks to ongoing author activities. "The Segregated Georgia School for the Deaf" by Ron Knorr and Clemmie Whatley returned to the rankings at #25 thanks to online orders. Barbara Blank's "Mary Sachs" slipped to #26, but continued to receive support from regional bookstores. Tony Julian's "Pit Bulls" continued to chart at #27 following a strong Christmas season for this title. Ted Brusaw's "Perilous Journey" eeked onto the list at #28 thanks to orders from friends and family. Sheldon Munn's "Freemasons at Gettysburg" remained on the list at #29 as orders continued from venues in the battlefied town. Ernie Marshall's "That Night at Surigao" rounded at the list at #30.
The company released five new titles during the month of January.
SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for January, 2016 |
Between Good and Evil |
R Michael Phillips |
Detective Thriller |
Rabid Philanderer's, Inc. |
Nancy Williams |
Thriller Fiction |
Irish Spring |
Jack Adler |
Spy Thriller |
Choice of Enemies |
M A Richards |
Spy Thriller |
The Bipolar Millionaire |
John E Wade II |
Biography |
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