主要卖点
•三本单书一本接一本发布:随着三本新的独立书籍,我们将保持特里最近成立(三月’14,八月’14,’15日)的较快的步调,并且把每一个之前的版本精装到毫米。
•销量上升:整个黑暗遗产系列的销量增加,《血焰探秘》首周销量同比《精灵的病房》增长10%。
•特里的第一个单本:这是特里的第一个独立沙娜拉小说。
•纽约时报畅销系列:黑暗遗产系列的第一本书,布鲁克斯的最新系列《精灵的病房》,首次亮相就登上纽约时报畅销书排行榜第3名,并连续上榜三个星期, 第二本书《血焰探秘》首次亮相登上第七名。
•作者加强与粉丝互动:布鲁克斯正在加紧通过Facebook和Twitter的在线状态,并且还做了其他畅销书作家的协作活动,以相互渗透粉丝基地。
•超过26万份德尔雷印刷的特里•布鲁克斯的书单,还有销售超过50万份的电子书。
•影视:特里的沙娜拉系列已经授权给声纳娱乐和法拉电影的一档电视节目,《魔术王国》出售给华纳兄弟电影。
•吸引年轻读者:特里的沙娜拉将广泛吸引爱幻想的年轻读者。
•新的包装:该独立沙娜拉小说会得到大胆的新包装。
“特里•布鲁克斯已经带来过去35年来写的最好的一些幻想故事,布鲁克斯的“沙娜拉系列” 是最好的体裁的最好的例子... 沙娜拉系类设计了纵横交错几个世纪的故事线,但也很容易让新的读者在任何时候插进来读。”——美联社
Key Selling Points
• THREE STANDALONES PUBLISHED IN QUICK SUCCESSION: With three new standalone books, we will be maintaining the faster pacing that Terry recently established (March’14, August ‘14, March ‘15), and will be tying each hardcover into the mm edition of the previous title.
• SHANNARA UPSWING: Sales are increasing across the Dark Legacy series, with Bloodfire Quest first week sales up 10% from Wards of Faerie.
• TERRY’S FIRST STANDALONES: These are Terry’s first standalone Shannara novels.
• NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES: The first book in the Dark Legacy series, Brooks’ most recent series, Wards of Faerie, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list at #3 and stayed on the list for three weeks, and the second book, Bloodfire Quest, debuted at #7.
• AUTHOR OUTREACH TO FANS: Brooks is stepping up his online presence via Facebook and Twitter, and is also doing collaborative events with other bestselling authors to cross-pollinate the fan bases.
• MORE THAN 26 MILLION COPIES of Terry Brooks’ books in Del Rey print alone, as well as more than 500,000 electronic copies sold!
• FILM AND TV: The rights to Terry’s Shannara series have been sold to Sonar Entertainment and Farah Films for a TV show, and Magic Kingdom for Sale--Sold! has also been optioned by Warner Brothers for a film.
• YA APPEAL: Terry’s Shannara universe will appeal to YA fantasy readers.
• NEW PACKAGING: This standalone Shannara novel will get bold new packaging.
"Terry Brooks has delivered some of the best fantasy tales written in the past 35 years [and] Brooks’ Shannara series is a grand example of the best of the best in the genre...The design of the Shannara books spreads the story line across centuries, yet also makes it easy for new readers to jump in at any point." --Associated Press