Novelist Mara Jacobs took two top spots on our Self-Published Bestsellers List this week with the 99-cent “Worth Series Boxed Set.”
To help GalleyCat readers discover self-published authors, we compile weekly lists of the top eBooks in four major marketplaces for self-published digital books: Amazon, B&N, Apple iBookstore and Smashwords. You can read all the lists below, complete with links to each book.
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Amazon Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of August 5, 2013
1. The Billionaire’s Obsession by J.S. Scott: “Needing nothing less than a miracle to save her, Kara gets rescue from an unknown, unlikely and overwhelming source. Billionaire Simon Hudson makes her an offer that is impossible to refuse, but terrifying to accept from a man that she’s never met.”
Barnes & Noble Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of August 5, 2013
1. The Worth Series Boxed Set by Mara Jacobs
2. Searching for Moore by Julie Richman
3. Deadlock by Sean Black
4. Mother’s Day Out by Karen MacInerney
5. Reclaim My Heart by Donna Fasano
6. Easy To Love You by Megan Smith
7. Time for Love by Marie Force
8. Falling for the Good Guy by Violet Duke
9. Near & Far by Nicole Williams
10. It’s Complicated by Julia Kent
Smashwords Self-Published Bestsellers for the Week of August 5, 2013
1. Chasing Paradise by Pamela Ann
2. Fulfillment by K.M. Golland
3. Axel by Harper Sloan
4. Forged in Blood II by Lindsay Buroker
5. Sister Katherine by Tracy St. John
6. Blasphemous by Pamela Ann
7. Fate of the Kinunir by Robert E. Vardeman
8. Indelible Lovin’ – Max & Jane’s Story Vol. 2 by DW Cee
9. Scorned by Pamela Ann
10. Every Dawn Forever by R.E. Butler
Bestselling Self-Published Books at Apple for the Week of August 5, 2013
1. The Worth Series Boxed Set by Mara Jacobs
2. Submit by Melody Anne
3. Mine for Tonight by J.S. Scott
4. Second Hearts by GJ Walker-Smith
5. Deadlock by Sean Black
6. Time for Love by Marie Force
7. Seduced by Melody Anne
8. Heller’s Revenge by JD Nixon
9. The Billionaire Falls by Melody Anne
10. Heller’s Girlfriend by JD Nixon
These eBook lists were recorded on August 5, 2013.
For the Amazon list, we found the highest ranked self-published bestsellers in Amazon’s Top 100 Paid Kindle Books list. For the Barnes & Noble list, we highlighted the bestselling PubIt! eBooks from self-published authors. Finally, the Smashwords list was drawn from the bestselling titles in the company’s fiction list. None of these companies have released actual sales figures for the individual books.
For our Apple list, we take the top titles in the Books section of the iBookstore.
If you believe your book should (or should not) be included in our rankings, feel free to email GalleyCat with your concerns.