Oscar Bump for Tie-ins

The King’s Speech won four Oscars last night, including Best Picture. The tie-in basked in the glow, moving to #40 (from #62) on Amazon sales rankings.

The King’s Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy
Mark Logue, Peter Conradi
Retail Price: $14.95
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Sterling – (2010-11-26)
ISBN / EAN: 140278676X / 9781402786761

The audio (Tantor) includes the actual speech that the King worked so hard to perfect.
OverDrive; Adobe EPUB eBook

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Although it was nominated for 10 Oscars and was an early front-runner, True Grit came away with no wins, but the tie-in rose to #63 (from #79) on Amazon.

True Grit
Charles Portis
Retail Price: $14.95
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Overlook TP – (2007-08-28)
ISBN / EAN: 1585679380 / 9781585679386

OverDrive; Adobe EPUB eBook

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However, the highest-ranking movie-related title is for the forthcoming (April 22) Water for Elephants, curently at #8. The tie-in releases tomorrow.

Water for Elephants (movie tie-in)
Sara Gruen
Retail Price: $14.95
Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Algonquin Books – (2011-03-01)
ISBN / EAN: 1616200707 / 9781616200701

OverDrive; WMA Audiobook and Adobe EPUB eBook

 

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