Motricity's eReader.com Announces Bestselling eBooks for January; eReader.com also Announces Super Game of Savings, Valentine's Day Collections and Black History Month Selections.DURHAM, N.C. -- Motricity, the premier provider of mobile content and solutions, today announced the top ten bestselling fiction and nonfiction non·fic·tion n. 1. Prose works other than fiction: I've read her novels but not her nonfiction. 2. The category of literature consisting of works of this kind. eBooks for the month of January from its eReader.com division. The company also recognized "Best of 2004" eBooks and continues to feature these award winners at eReader.com. In February, eReader.com kicks off the month with the Super Game of Savings where teams of authors battle for victory and eBook sales. In the first week, the pros on the Thriller team include David Baldacci David Baldacci (b. 1960 in Richmond, Virginia) is a bestselling American novelist. Biography Baldacci received a B.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. , Jan Burke Jan Burke is an award winning author of novels and short stories. She is a winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel. Bio Burke was born in Texas, but has lived in Southern California most of her life. , James Patterson
Rule got her start writing for the magazine True Detective under the male nom de plume Andy Stack. , Michael Connolly Michael Connolly (1922-2002) was an Irish soccer player during the 1940s. Connolly played for Bohemians during the 1948/49 and 1949/50 seasons. He was a defensive midfielder who made his final appearance for Bohs on May 3 1950 against Cork Athletic. , Jeffrey Deaver and Janet Evanovich Janet Evanovich (born April 22, 1943, in South River, New Jersey) is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stephanie Plum, a lingerie . Customers win each week, as The Super Game of Savings continues throughout month, with a 20% discount off of everyday low prices on any of the 14,000 eBook titles. Also during the month of February, eReader.com will feature specially priced bouquets of Valentine's Day Valentine's Day: see Saint Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day Lovers' holiday celebrated on February 14, the feast day of St. Valentine, one of two 3rd-century Roman martyrs of the same name. St. eBooks including titles in contemporary fiction, historical fiction and relationships and sexuality. eReader.com will also honor great authors and titles in a month-long Black History Month with new releases such as "Jimi Hendrix Noun 1. Jimi Hendrix - United States guitarist whose innovative style with electric guitars influenced the development of rock music (1942-1970) Hendrix, James Marshall Hendrix " by Sharon Lawrence Sharon Elizabeth Lawrence (born June 29, 1961) is an American television actress. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, she grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. and "Dark Matter: Reading The Bones" by Sheree R.Thomas; as well as perennial bestsellers including "The Souls of Black Folks" by W.E.B. Du Bois Du Bois (d  `bois, dəbois`), city (1990 pop. 8,286), Clearfield co., W central Pa., in the region of the Allegheny plateau; inc. 1881. and
"Uncle Tom's Cabin Uncle Tom’s Cabinhighly effective, sentimental Abolitionist novel. [Am. Lit.: Jameson, 513] See : Antislavery " by Harriett Beecher Stowe. The New Year ushered in new authors and new bestselling eBooks. In fiction, January's bestsellers included "Alien Infection" by Darrell Bain, a new romance from Liz Carlye "The Devil to Pay" and "Rift", a fast moving suspense SUSPENSE. When a rent, profit a prendre, and the like, are, in consequence of the unity of possession of the rent, &c., of the land out of which they issue, not in esse for a time, they are said to be in suspense, tunc dormiunt, but they may be revived or awakened. Co, Litt. 313 a. by Richard Cox Richard Cox may refer to:
The Top 10 Fiction eBooks by Unit Sales for January 2005:
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Rank Title Author Publisher Price Category
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Michael Suspense &
1 State of Fear Crichton HarperCollins $19.95 Thrillers
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Suspense &
2 The Da Vinci Code Dan Brown Doubleday $14.95 Thrillers
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Suspense &
3 Angels & Demons Dan Brown PocketBooks $7.99 Thrillers
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St. Martin's Suspense &
4 Digital Fortress Dan Brown Press $5.99 Thrillers
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Darrell Science
5 Alien Infection Bain Double Dragon $5.99 Fiction
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Suspense &
6 Deception Point Dan Brown PocketBooks $6.99 Thrillers
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Liz
7 The Devil to Pay Carlyle PocketBooks $5.99 Romance
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Cameron Suspense &
8 The Medici Dagger West PocketBooks $5.99 Thrillers
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Scott Contemporary
9 God's Debris Adams Scott Adams $4.95 Fiction
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Richard Ballantine Suspense &
10 Rift Cox Books $4.50 Thrillers
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eBook titles featured in the New Year, New You promotion helped consumers achieve their resolutions in January. Near the top of the list were "Habit Busting" and "The Procrastinator's Handbook". Close behind were the personal finance planning double header by David Bach--"Start Late, Finish Rich" and "The Automatic Millionaire". Other bestsellers included the new release "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell (born September 1, 1963) is a United Kingdom-born, Canadian-raised journalist now based in New York City who has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. and "Warrior Soul" a gripping account by former Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer Charles Patrick "Chuck" Pfarrer, III (born April 13 1957, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and former U.S. Navy SEAL. Biography Pfarrer is the son of Charles Patrick Pfarrer, Jr. and, the just published, "French Women Don't Get Fat" which appealed to a wide (or is it a thin?) audience.
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Rank Title Author Publisher Price Category
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Pete
1 Habit Busting Cohen HarperCollins $5.00 Self-Help
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David Broadway Investing &
2 Start Late, Finish Rich Bach Books $17.95 Money
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Procrastinator's Rita Walker
3 Handbook Emmett Publishing $5.00 Self-Help
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Malcolm Business &
4 Blink Gladwell Time Warner $15.95 Technology
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5 NIV Holy Bible Zondervan Zondervan $14.99 Religion
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Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary, Merriam Merriam Dictionaries
6 Eleventh Ed Webster Webster $25.95 & Thesauri
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Merriam-Webster's Merriam Merriam Dictionaries
7 Collegiate Thesaurus Webster Webster $16.95 & Thesauri
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David Broadway Investing &
8 Automatic Millionaire Bach Books $6.99 Money
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Chuck Biography &
9 Warrior Soul Pfarrer Random House $6.99 Memoir
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French Women Don't Get Mireille Diet &
10 Fat Guiliano Knopf $17.95 Fitness
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