Of the top 25 bestselling novels, 16 were Romance. Four were historical fiction, which appears to be making a comeback, and six were YA, which did well everywhere last year.
The mean price was $2.99.
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From Publishers Weekly:
Also dominating the annual list were series. According to Smashwords Founder Mark Coker, 21 of 25 books on the list are by series writers, and all the authors have at least one series starter priced at "perma-free."
"We've been advocating this strategy for six years," Coker says. "It works. We introduced enhanced series metadata capabilities in late 2013, and this set the stage for some strong series performance in 2014."
List from Publishers Weekly.
| Rank | Title | Author | Genre | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broken Silence | Natasha Preston | Romance | $2.99 |
| 2 | Mud and Gold (Promises to Keep: Book 2) | Shayne Parkinson | Fiction | $2.99 |
| 3 | Settling the Account (Promises to Keep: Book 3) | Shayne Parkinson | Fiction | $2.99 |
| 4 | Betrayed: Book Two - The Road to Redemption | Nicky Charles | Paranormal Romance | $2.99 |
| 5 | A Second Chance | Shayne Parkinson | Fiction | $2.99 |
| 6 | Enjoying the Chase | Kirsty Moseley | Romance | $2.99 |
| 7 | Drawn 2 - Redemption (Damien) | Lilliana Anderson | Romance | $3.99 |
| 8 | Heller's Regret | JD Nixon | Mystery | $2.99 |
| 9 | Fable | Chanda Hahn | YA Fiction | $3.99 |
| 10 | Reign | Chanda Hahn | YA Fiction | $3.99 |
| 11 | A Sweet Life Boxed Set | Various Authors | Romance | $2.99 |
| 12 | Tall, Silent and Lethal | R.L. Mathewson | Paranormal Romance | $2.99 |
| 13 | Saving Angel | Brenda Kennedy | Romance | $2.99 |
| 14 | Pride Over Pity | Kailyn Lowry | Memoir | $9.99 |
| 15 | Storm Shells | GJ Walker-Smith | YA Romance | $3.99 |
| 16 | Second Hearts | GJ Walker-Smith | YA Romance | $3.99 |
| 17 | The Will | Kristen Ashley | Romance | $3.99 |
| 18 | The Silver Siren | Chanda Hahn | YA Fiction | $3.99 |
| 19 | All For This | Lexi Ryan | Romance | $3.99 |
| 20 | Daisy's War | Shayne Parkinson | Fiction | $2.99 |
| 21 | Poles Apart | Kirsty Moseley | Romance | $2.99 |
| 22 | Secret North | GJ Walker-Smith | YA Fiction | $3.99 |
| 23 | Deacon | Kristen Ashley | Romance | $3.99 |
| 24 | Four Score (Gypsy Brothers, #4) | Lili Saint Germain | Romance | $2.99 |
| 25 | Unconditional | Melody Grace | Romance | $4.99 |
Wonderful stuff, Thank you.
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