Another Author Sells One Million Kindle Books

Fantasy favorite George R.R. Martin has joined a short list of authors who have sold more than one million Kindle e-books in Amazon's Kindle store, the online retail giant said Monday.

 

In recent months, the individual books in Martin's multi-novel fantasy epic, A Song of Ice and Fire, have vaulted to the top of best-seller lists with the release of the fifth book in the series, A Dance with Dragons, and the successful first season of HBO's Game of Thrones, based on the first of a planned seven novels set in the fantasy realm of Westeros.

 

"Groucho Marx once said, 'I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member,' but even Groucho might have made an exception for the Kindle Million Club," said Martin, a one-time television writer who worked on Beauty and the Beast and the revamped Twilight Zone.

 

"It's a real thrill to be inducted into this one. There are no dues, no meetings, and I'll be in some wonderful and exclusive company. But really, all the credit here goes to the people who made it possible—to Amazon, my publishers, my editors, and most of all, my readers. I owe this to everyone who ever read one of my books and recommended it to a friend. Thanks, and keep reading. The best is yet to come."

 

Martin joins an eclectic group of authors in Amazon's "Kindle Million Club," which includes the late Swedish crime novelist Stieg Larsson, young adult author Suzanne Collins, and English philosopher John Locke.

 

"George R.R. Martin's series is simply epic," said Russ Grandinetti, vice president of Kindle Content, in a statement. "And an elaborate series like this is great on Kindle because you can turn the last page of book three at 10:30 at night, then buy book four and be on its first page at 10:31."

 

Here is the list of all 11 authors who have sold more than a million books made for Amazon's Kindle ereader in the Kindle store, along with some of their best-known works:

 

The Kindle Million Club

 

1. Lee Child—Killing Floor, Without Fail
2. Suzanne Collins—The Underwood Chronicles, The Hunger Games
3. Michael Connelly—Hieronymus Bosch novels, Mickey Haller novels
4. Janet Evanovich— Stephanie Plum novels
5. Charlaine Harris—Sookie Stackhouse novels (source for HBO's hit series True Blood)
6. Stieg Larsson—The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest
7. John Locke—Two Treatises of Government, Some Thoughts Concerning Education
8. George R.R. Martin—A Song of Ice and Fire
9. James Patterson—Alex Cross novels
10. Nora Roberts—The Heart's Victory, Angels Fall
11. Kathryn Stockett—The Help

Who is next? Why not you?

Val Waldeck

Author of Kindle Publishing Made Easy