Questions For The BOOK REVIEWERS

Monday, Jan 26, 2009

Questions For The BOOK REVIEWERS

I’ve been subscribing to the NY Times Sunday Edition on-line… and, I have been reviewing the “Best Seller’s List” every week. I must be such a newbie, because I don’t know some things. First, here’s this week’s list AND MY QUESTIONS ARE IN RED!

HARDCOVER FICTION

Top 5 at a Glance
1. PLUM SPOOKY, by Janet Evanovich
2. THE HOST, by Stephenie Meyer
3. BLACK OPS, by W. E.B. Griffin
4. MOUNTING FEARS, by Stuart Woods
5. THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, by David Wroblewski

Complete Hardcover Fiction List »

HARDCOVER NONFICTION

Top 5 at a Glance
1. OUTLIERS, by Malcolm Gladwell
2. GUILTY, by Ann Coulter
3. DEWEY, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
4. TOO FAT TO FISH, by Artie Lange with Anthony Bozza
5. AMERICAN LION, by Jon Meacham

Complete Hardcover Nonfiction List »

PAPERBACK TRADE FICTION WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADE FICTION AND MASS-MARKET FICTION?

HAS ANYBODY READ THE SHACK AND LIKED IT?

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE SHACK, by William P. Young
2. SUNDAYS AT TIFFANY’S, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
3. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, by Richard Yates
4. THE READER, by Bernhard Schlink
5. A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, by Khaled Hosseini

Complete Paperback Trade Fiction List »

PAPERBACK MASS-MARKET FICTION

Top 5 at a Glance
1. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, by Richard Yates
2. THE APPEAL, by John Grisham
3. PLUM LUCKY, by Janet Evanovich
4. THE FIRST PATIENT, by Michael Palmer
5. MARRIED IN SEATTLE, by Debbie Macomber

Complete Paperback Mass-Market Fiction List »

PAPERBACK NONFICTION

Top 5 at a Glance
1. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER, by Barack Obama
2. MARLEY & ME, by John Grogan
3. THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obama
4. THREE CUPS OF TEA, by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
5. I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL, by Tucker Max

Complete Paperback Nonfiction List »

HARDCOVER ADVICE DOES RELIGIOUS BOOKS FALL UNDER THIS CATEGORY, OR NON-FICTION?

Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE LAST LECTURE, by Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
2. THE POWER OF SOUL, by Zhi Gang Sha
3. FLAT BELLY DIET!, by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass
4. THE ULTRAMIND SOLUTION, by Mark Hyman
5. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne

Complete Hardcover Advice List »

PAPERBACK ADVICE

Top 5 at a Glance
1. SUZE ORMAN’S 2009 ACTION PLAN, by Suze Orman
2. BROKEN OPEN, by Elizabeth Lesser
3. TWILIGHT, by Mark Cotta Vaz
4. SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin
5. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel

Complete Paperback Advice List »

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Top 5 at a Glance
1. BARACK OBAMA: SON OF PROMISE, CHILD OF HOPE, by Nikki Grimes
2. WABI SABI, by Mark Reibstein
3. BARACK, by Jonah Winter
4. GALLOP!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
5. NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED, written and illustrated by Mo Willems

Thanks, Friends…. I’m a slow poke to understanding all the “lingo.”

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Amanda

January 26th, 2009 at 3:33 am

Sheri, I am no expert, but when I worked for the booksellers (QBD), I asked similiar questions.

Mass market books are those that are produced in the cheaper format… the ones that are just standard paperback. Not sure if something else is meant for ‘mass-market fiction’.

Ebay is good to check for book categories, they way they have it set up. Religious non-fiction show up under ‘non-fiction’ first.

Not sure if that helps. I just wanted to give it a shot

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Rebecca @ The Book Lady's Blog

January 26th, 2009 at 6:32 am

Amanda is on the right track—trade paperbacks are the nice, bigger paperback editions that usually come a year or so after the initial hardback release of a book. If a book sells well enough in the trade paperback format, it is then published in mass-market, which is best described as the short, fat, airport books. Think James Patterson and the like.

I’m not sure exactly how the NYT does things, but I think a religious self-help book would fall under Advice, while a religious history/reference/biography/etc would fall under Non-Fiction. Just my best guess.

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Alyce

January 26th, 2009 at 10:19 am

Looks like you got some good answers. I think Rebecca answered them both very well.

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Fyrefly

January 26th, 2009 at 1:11 pm

Trade paperbacks are for people who carry large purses; mass market paperbacks are for those who prefer to stick their book in their jacket pocket.

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Amy @ My Friend Amy

January 26th, 2009 at 4:48 pm

I’m a trade paperback girl myself.

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Kelly B

January 26th, 2009 at 9:12 pm

I am only answering this…my husband loved The Shack and it was not his normal read. Now tell me…why you didn’t want to be Betty Davis? I’ll have to look her up. She seems to be one of the most interesting of all! Have a good night!

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Shana @ Literarily

January 28th, 2009 at 5:57 am

I was going to answer the trade vs. mass market paperback question but I see that’s already been done. I love trade paperbacks, mass market paperbacks, not so much.

I have not read The Shack but since it’s our February book club selection, I’ll be reading it soon!

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Petunia

February 5th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

This is my first visit to your blog. WOW! There is so much here I hardly know where to start.

I don’t know if I’d say I loved The Shack but I liked it alot. I do have some major issues with the theology but it made me think and it made me cry. What more could I ask from a book?

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