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Contest Winners were contacted viaemail the week after Thanksgiving.Thank you everyone for your participation,
Congratulations Winners! Team Threads West loves Threads West Readers!
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| OVERALL RANKINGS ACHIEVED#17 OVERALL titles (970,000+ titles)#2 Paperback (802,300+ titles)
#6 Overall Fiction (222,000+ titles) #2 Overall Fiction Paperback (129,000+ titles) #1 Romance, Western, Historical Romance, #2 Historical Fiction #2 Flying off the shelves (most active books) OVERALL RANKINGS–December 7–6 weeks after release!#178-475 Range OVERALL titles (970,000+ titles) #41-70 Paperback (802,300+ titles) #61-89 Overall Fiction (222,000+ titles) #19-29 Overall Fiction Paperback (129,000+ titles) CATEGORIES–6 weeks after release– # 1-2 Historical Romance–5,000+ titles, # 4-7 Historical Fiction (#2-4 paperback) 13,900+ titles, # 1 Western–3600+ titles , # 19-29 Fiction–paperback–129,000+ titles # 3-9 Romance (# 2 paperback)–19,600+ titles GENRES–6 weeks after release Threads West remains #1 Best Seller in the following Genres: Western-Women of the West, Western-Pioneers and Homesteaders, Western-Family Saga, Historical Romance, Historical Western Romance, Western Romance, Frontier Romance, Historical Western, Pre-order, Coming Soon/New Release All of the above has been accomplished without NOOK which comprises 15-30% of sales and ranking tabulations for most competing books! NOOK just up today! AWARDS—Best Western 2010, Finalist (runner-up) Best Romance 2010—from the prestigious National USA Book News 2010 Award. Best Selling status (top 100 titles) also on Amazon/four genres and Western Category. Kindle sales in top 2-4% of all kindle (600,000+ titles). And… a Really “Big-time” thank you to Barnes & Noble.com!!! |
| “surpasses Lonesome Dove…” ~ Eve Paludan, Twice #1 National Best Selling Author |
| “Five golden spurs…a vividly written masterpiece…” ~ John Weaver, editor, Page One Literary Reviews |
| …the sensual sexuality is brilliant… utterly riveting and gorgeous… ~ Madelyn F, UK |
| “A truly wonderful book will take you out of your own reality and transport you … Threads West is such a book!” ~ Teresa Z, California |
| “I really cannot tell you how impressive the reading was. I love character development in a book. The first book I read that taught me the real importance of it was ” Sometimes a Great Notion” by Keesey. With “Threads”, not only are the characters alive, I can visualize how they walk, the turn of a mouth and, in some instances, how they smell. Descriptive paragraphs are beautifully done. I have read books where the author has a very high opinion of his own vocabulary, and the meaning gets lost in the verbiage. Just enough is perfect. This is what you have done. I am already in love with Rebecca and hate Jacob with a great intensity. Reuben is you. He is my friend. I hate to make comparisons because “Threads” is a unique novel. But, since comparisons are expected, I will give you two. “Lonesome Dove” with the people involved. The strength and the darkness of the soul. Michener’s “Centennial” in the scope and the interweaving of livesand, I hope, generations. Thank you for sharing this marvelous work with me.”
~ Gary N, Wyoming
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| “Reid Rosenthal is hands down, one of the finest writers … As a fellow writer, I intend to reread his work multiple times using it as a study guide … Reid has given life to a diverse array of characters who I could now recognize if I met them on the street, so intimately involved have I become with their lives, dreams and visions.”
~Katherine C, Washington
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| “When that Threads West Quilt is finished I’m sure it will reflect and capture the American Spirit which made The United States of America what it is today.”
~ Eric Stäbler, Netherlands
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“If this does not get made into a movie or mini-series…it will be a crime.”
~ Ann J, California
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| “Better than Louis L’ Amour. And I love Louis L’ Amour.” ~ Rhett R, Montana |
| “…fast moving yet filled with delicious detail…” ~ Eric S, Florida |
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“Once I began reading it, I couldn’t put it down … effectively draws the reader in and makes them feel as though they are right there… such a vivid portrait with his words and better yet, he frames it with a great story and even greater characters!!!!! I look forward to reading the next books in this wonderful series!!!!”
~ Darcy K
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| “…will ignite…a forgotten love and appreciation for the heritage of this great country…”~ Ronald L, Colorado |
| “I couldn’t put the book down …it got me thinking about how my family came over from Italy and how we got startedin the United States.”~ Carole F, Florida |
| “If the remaining books are as good as Threads West, this saga will rank up there with my favorite books — East of Eden, Lonesome Dove, The Godfather and Centennial.”~ Dean C, Virginia |
| “I have read just about everything that Louis L’Amour wrote and Reid Rosenthal will soon be just as well known.”~ Roger C, Wisconsin |