1) This list only tracks
sales through AMAZON. It does not keep track of sales through Barnes and Noble,
face-to-face or anything else!
2)
This list only tracks PRINT sales. Exactly how Amazon calculates these
things is mostly a trade secret and they vary wildly from day to day. If we
checked this tomorrow, the list could be very different. This list reflects
sales ranks as of Monday morning March 11, 2013.
3) In order to keep the focus on new releases, eligible works must have
been published within the last three months. So, since this list is being done
on March 11, 2013, we are only looking at books published since December 11,
2012. Please keep that in mind before complaining that Title X is not listed.
Also, keep in mind that for the most part, we are tracking sales from smaller
and mid level press publishers who actively publish New Pulp material. We won’t
generally track sales from Simon and Schuster or places like that — they have
the New York Times Bestseller List for that. If one of the major publishers
starts doing The Shadow or something, we’ll track that, but some publishers
will not be listed here in order to keep the focus on the publishers actively
working to produce and promote New Pulp.
4)
Like the name suggests, we’re tracking “New” pulp —not sales rankings
for reprints of classic material. In order for something to qualify for this
list, it has to be at least 50% new material that has not been printed in book
form before.
5) We are human. If you are aware of a title that should be listed below
(keeping in mind all the rules above), please let us know and we will make sure
to remedy the situation.
6) This information is garnered mostly from All Pulp, New Pulp, the Pulp
Factory mailing list and a few other sites. If you think we might miss your
release, let us know in advance — drop All Pulp a line and tell us when it’s
being released.
Without further ado, here’s the
completely and totally unofficial New Pulp bestseller list as of right now
(title, then publisher, then release date, then sales rank):
1)
Doc Savage:
Skull Island by Will Murray (Altus Press, February 26, 2013) – 9,255
2) Sherlock Holmes and the Texas Adventure
by Dicky Neely (MX Publishing, December 14, 2012) – 55,070
3)
The Detective,
The Woman, and the Winking Tree by Amy Thomas (MX Publishing, January 22, 2013)
– 78,832
4)
Monster Earth
by Various (Mechanoid Press, January 18, 2013) -82,461
5)
Cadaver Island
by Kevin Rodgers (Pro Se Productions, March 6, 2013) – 116,913
6)
Fourteen
Western Stories by Lloyd Fonvielle (Lloyd Fonvielle, January 23, 2013) – 249,402
7)
Prohibition by
Terrence McCauley (Airship 27 Productions, December 15, 2012) 283,483
8)
Finn’s Golem
by Gregg Taylor (Autogyro, January 10, 2013) – 298,810
9) Sherlock Holmes,
Consulting Detective, Volume 4 by Various (Airship 27, January 19, 2012) –
450,526
10) The City of Smoke
and Mirrors by Nick C. Piers (Pro Se Productions, February 22, 2013) 499,083
Will Murray’s revival of The Man of Bronze has
returned to the top of the list (with the help of a big primate type), a
position he and Altus Press will most likely maintain for the book’s entire
time of eligibility for the list.
As a character, Sherlock Holmes still has a strong showing on the list,
Dicky Neely’s ‘Texas Adventure’ making a huge reentry in its last week. Another title on its way out this week,
Airship 27’s ‘Prohibition’ by Terrence McCauley also holds its own, a
consistent performer on the list.
Pro Se makes a top five entry with the debut of Kevin Rodger’s ‘Cadaver
Island’, a futuristic horror thriller.
As for publishers this week, Pro Se Productions,
Airship 27, and MX Publishing lead the way with two titles each, while Altus
Press, Mechanoid Press, Lloyd Fonvielle, and Autogyro each have one title in
the Top Ten. It’s Monday,
folks! Enjoy this list with your
weekly grain of salt!