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For better or worse, the self-published erotic trilogy '50 Shades' is now a bona fide smash, attracting a seven figure deal from Random House and plans for a movie. No surprise then, it's also spawning a spate of imitations and borderline rip-offs.…
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This weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling more copies in digital than in print. This week: The next "50 Shades of Grey"?…
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This weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling better in digital than in print. This week: Marriage to a billionaire.…
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This new weekly feature tells the backstory of how one e-book became a bestseller, and highlights bestselling titles that are selling better in digital than in print. This week: Two castaways find romance on a desert island...and other bestsellers.…
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Breaking down the e-book bestsellers list: A new weekly feature.…
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How did a book first published in 1992 suddenly land at the top of the Kindle and Nook bestseller lists in 2011?…
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Among the usual suspects like Michael Connelly and James Patterson on the top 10 list of paid Kindle bestsellers this week was something of……
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