05-29-2012, 04:46 PM | #1 |
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Most popular genres?
I probably should google and see what I find, but thought I'd throw it out for discussion?
Mystery? Romance? SF? Fantasy? Mainstream? (well the initial googling wasn't much help other than it confirmed the first two on my list above. ) Last edited by kennyc; 05-29-2012 at 04:54 PM. |
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Romance leads the pack. I think you'll find that # of sales per title are higher in the Mystery/Thriller category, but that can't compete with the sheer number of romance books published each year, approximately a gazillion.
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Wow I find it very interesting that religion/inspiration comes in second...I suspect that includes all the "new age" books as well...
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I've seen numbers before indicating that there is a huge market for religious books in the US, seems odd to me as well since I've never read a single one, nor do I know anyone who does. I don't read many romance books, but I do know a lot of people that read those at least. |
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It must be a conspiracy if it includes Dan Brown!
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One genre that's been around for a while, but is making huge advances right now (via the whole zombie and 2012 craze) is the survival fiction genre (ie, apocalyptic, super bug, EMP/CME, nuclear, biological, etc type end of the world stuff) which I've just started diving into as a writer, and it's actually more fun to read and write about than probably any other genre currently. I don't know where it stands in the big picture, but I've been seeing sales of survival fiction stuff just sailing through the roof of late.
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Hmm, maybe I need to pen a whodunit romance novel set in the apocalyptic end times, I could clean up!
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Lots of fiction (regardless of genre) will have elements of romance, mystery, or even a supernatural element or two... it depends on how it's branded. |
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I think part of the reason Religion is a genre that is doing well now is that it is the start of a new millennium and as such people are looking for answers to their problems etc. more than in recent decades.
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But do you think that includes all the "New Age" type books as well as traditional religious books?
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Do you think the Fantasy count includes non-fiction as well? I'm thinking there are way too many dimensions in this graph. |
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