TITLE

Bantam dominates audio fiction list

AUTHOR(S)

Maryles, Daisy

PUB. DATE

August 1992

SOURCE

Publishers Weekly;8/3/1992, Vol. 239 Issue 35, p12

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the phenomenal performance this week of Bantam Audio on `Publishers Weekly' magazine's Audio Bestseller list this month. Bantam titles occupy the top five slots on the fiction list, as well as one on the nonfiction side. John Grisham's book `The Pelican Brief' has become the fastest-selling audio for Bantam; Success of Grisham's book `The Firm' in the in-print mass market; More.

ACCESSION #

9208174618

 

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