E-book sales top 5 million for James Patterson

DonaldL. · 01-05-2012, 02:30 AM

E-book sales top 5 million for James Patterson

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The Hachette Book Group announced Wednesday that e-book sales for the prolific novelist now top 5 million, with 2 million coming in just the past seven months.

Todd Young · 01-05-2012, 03:08 AM

Lucky James.

GA Russell · 01-05-2012, 03:38 AM

And that's at the agency price point.

jhempel24 · 01-05-2012, 04:27 AM

whew! That's alot of sales! But then again, like myself, a LOT of people love his work, others loath it.

arcadata · 01-05-2012, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jhempel24

a LOT of people love his work, others loath it.

Does he still write though? Seems to me that his books are all co-written nowadays (and I'm thinking it's mostly written by the junior author)

melmac · 01-05-2012, 07:24 AM

The Co-written thing really annoys me and I'm not entirely sure why, I used to read him all the time but haven't brought any since they have become only part his work. I think it's because I assume they're substandard compared to his early work.

DiapDealer · 01-05-2012, 07:55 AM

I hate his TV commercials for his books. They bug the bajeebus out of me.

Kumabjorn · 01-05-2012, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by melmac

The Co-written thing really annoys me and I'm not entirely sure why, I used to read him all the time but haven't brought any since they have become only part his work. I think it's because I assume they're substandard compared to his early work.

I believe it is the ever present marketeer in him. Hi sales in Sweden aren't that impressive but he co-wrote one with a female Swedish mystery writer and that sold pretty well, after that his other books has started to gain attention.

Blue Tyson · 01-05-2012, 09:10 AM

And he's been downloaded illegally 467 million times, so he has lost over 5 billion dollars from that alone!

;-)

emellaich · 01-05-2012, 10:49 AM

Interesting that my library's overdrive selection is anemic (500-ish total books), but JP's books are probably the most common. However as a possible marketing strategy, his series books tend to skip around in availability so if you want to read a complete series you need to buy the missing pieces.

ucfgrad93 · 01-05-2012, 11:16 AM

That is certainly impressive.

CWatkinsNash · 01-05-2012, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by melmac

The Co-written thing really annoys me and I'm not entirely sure why, I used to read him all the time but haven't brought any since they have become only part his work. I think it's because I assume they're substandard compared to his early work.

It bugs me too, but I know exactly why it bugs me - it's reminiscent of movie productions, and I know how many of those work...

"Film Company Name presents Big Name Guy's Insert Film Title Here"

where Big Name Guy often merely reviews the script, shows up just long enough to sign the paperwork for his producer's credit, gets a check, and then appears at the premiere.

So it comes down to "that James Patterson book is not a James Patterson book" and "that Fancy Producer film is not a Fancy Producer film".

That's not to say that the book (or film) isn't any good, I'm just annoyed by the marketing devices used. Just celebrity endorsement of a different kind.

SensualPoet · 01-05-2012, 01:02 PM

It's another marker / milestone in the coming-of-age of ebook publishing. Bravo, JP. (And, bravo Hachette for navigating the waters in 2010/11 which puts a lot of dollars into the publishing business as a result. Without profits, there is no way forward.)

spellbanisher · 01-05-2012, 08:35 PM

Is he the first to sell 5 million?

RainingLemur · 01-05-2012, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I hate his TV commercials for his books. They bug the bajeebus out of me.

You mean you don't want to rush out and get Private #1 Suspect?

I saw the ad for that one today. Bleh.

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jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	whew! That's alot of sales! But then again, like myself, a LOT of people love his work, others loath it.

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melmac Wizard Posts: 1,399 Karma: 5573651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Perth AU Device: Sony PRS650, Sony T3	The Co-written thing really annoys me and I'm not entirely sure why, I used to read him all the time but haven't brought any since they have become only part his work. I think it's because I assume they're substandard compared to his early work.

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Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	And he's been downloaded illegally 467 million times, so he has lost over 5 billion dollars from that alone! ;-)

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emellaich Wizard Posts: 1,101 Karma: 4388403 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Palm>Ebookman>IPaq>Axim>Cybook>Kndl2>IPAD>Kndl3SO>Voyager>Oasis	Interesting that my library's overdrive selection is anemic (500-ish total books), but JP's books are probably the most common. However as a possible marketing strategy, his series books tend to skip around in availability so if you want to read a complete series you need to buy the missing pieces.

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spellbanisher Guru Posts: 826 Karma: 6566849 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bay Area Device: kindle keyboard, kindle fire hd, S4, Nook hd+	Is he the first to sell 5 million?

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