Penguin Random House is still on top of the Digital Book World E-book Bestseller list this week with another strong performance from “The Fault in Our Stars”, the John Green hit that hits theaters as a movie in early June. It may not have needed the boost, but the book was discounted to $4.99 from $7.40.
The prices of other titles went down as well, notably “Unlucky 13” by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, which was selling for $12.74 and is now $8.99; and “The Target” by David Baldacci, which was also $12.74 and is now also $8.99.
Hachette e-books were selling at much higher prices last week, possibly due to Hachette’s current battle with Amazon over its next distribution contract.
The average price of a bestselling e-book has gone up this week to $7.45 from $6.88 last week, mostly due to a $19.99 e-book set of the five “Game of Thrones” titles by George R.R. Martin from Penguin Random House. If we looked at that title as five books, the average price of a bestselling e-book this week would be just about $7.00.
Meanwhile, Amazon Publishing has another hit on its hands. For the second week in a row, “Moving Day” by Jonathan Stone is No. 2 on the list.
E-book bestsellers from the week ending 5/17:
1. “The Fault in Our Stars”, John Green, Penguin Random House, $4.99
2. “Moving Day: A Thriller”, Jonathan Stone, Amazon, $4.99
3. “Unlucky 13 (Women’s Murder Club)”, James Patterson; Maxine Paetro, Hachette, $8.99
4. “Dragon’s Triangle”, Christine Kling, Amazon, $4.99
5. “Field of Prey”, John Sandford, Penguin Random House, $8.99
6. “The Goldfinch: A Novel”, Donna Tartt, Hachette, $7.50
7. “Allegiant” (Divergent Series), Veronica Roth, HarperCollins, $6.99
8. “Insurgent” (Divergent Series), Veronica Roth, HarperCollins, $6.99
9. “From the Moment We Met (A St. Helena Vineyard Novel),” Marina Adair, Amazon, $4.99
10. “The Target (Will Robie)”, David Baldacci, Hachette, $8.99
See the complete list of this week’s top 25 e-book bestsellers at Digital Book World.
Jeremy Greenfield is responsible for managing all editorial content on DigitalBookWorld.com, including the DBW Expert Publishing Blog, the Digital Book Wire and editorial email and social media communications. Prior to joining Digital Book World in October 2011, Jeremy spent three years as a careers editor at FINS.com. Jeremy lives and works in New York City and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
