Publisher’s Weekly reports that the #2 bestselling trade paperback in the nation is HALO: GHOSTS OF THE ONYX by Eric Nylund…outselling Amy Tan, Lisa See, Paula Coelho, Nicholas Sparks, Clive Cussler, Jodi Picoult, Jan Karon and Elizabeth Kostova to name a few. The book is in its second printing with 180,000 copies in print so far. Not bad for a tie-in novel based on a video game. While critics may sneer at tie-ins, they are wildly popular with readers and publishers are increasingly depending on them to prop up their bottom-lines.
HALO Novel Decimating All Others
Link: A Writer’s Life: Tie-Ins RuleI found this at Lee Goldbergs site. Publisher’s Weekly reports that the #2 bestselling trade paperback in the nation is HALO: GHOSTS OF THE ONYX by Eric Nylund…outselling Amy Tan, Lisa See, Paula Coelho, Nicholas
Hi! I have a question, though since this is archived back a few weeks, I don’t know if you’ll see it, Lee.
How receptive are literary agents to getting media tie-in novel queries? Is there a reason they aren’t listed in the genres that the agent will accept, or are tie-ins considered just part of the ‘fiction’ genre?
I’m curious.
Keep it real!
~Mel