Amazon's editors have selected their 10 titles as Top Picks in February, and the titles are seeing varying levels of success. "Spotlight Selection" Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo is seeing the biggest bump, and is currently ranked #27 in hardcover and #78 in the Kindle paid section. Five of the ten titles have already been released. Defending Jacob by William Landay, which was released on January 31, is up to #14 in the paid Kindle store and is also selling well in hardcover, ranked #53 on the bestseller list. Another title finding success is Eowyn Ivey's novel The Snow Child, ranked #95 in hardcover and #115 in the paid Kindle store.
The 10 editors picks are:
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo (Random House)
Delicacy by David Foenkinos (Harper Perennial)
The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--and the Coming Cashless Society by David Wolman (Da Capo Press)
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker (Other Press)
Defending Jacob by William Landay (Delacorte Press)
Da Vinci's Ghost: Genius, Obsession, and How Leonardo Created the World in His Own Image by Toby Lester (Free Press)
A Good American by Alex George (Amy Einhorn Books)
Flatscreen by Adam Wilson (Harper Perennial)
The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey (Reagan Arthur Books)
Immortal Bird: A Family Memoir by Doron Weber (Simon & Schuster)
