(Newswire.net–April 8, 2013) Chicago, Illinois–News outlets and industry commentators continue to talk about the increasing legitimacy of self-publishing. Any lingering doubts that self-published work cannot match the quality and market share of legacy publisher’s products may need to be second guessed: self-published author J.B. O’Neil released his latest book, “Grandma vs. Zombies,” via Kindle Direct Publishing precisely two weeks ago, and in that time it has climbed its way to the #1 bestseller of the “Children’s Cartoons” category, outselling syndicated comic collections of “Garfield,” “Big Nate,” and “Foxtrot” in the process.
“Grandma vs. Zombies” has also made it to #3,633 in the overall sales rankings. Typically, any books within the top 20,000 are considered successes: there are nearly a million books available on Amazon. Every one of J.B. O’Neil’s books, including the “Fart Books” series, are in the top 20,000.
“Grandma vs. Zombies” combines tropes of the horror genre with humor and comic book-style images to encourage reluctant readers, particularly young boys who are known to be particularly disinterested in recreational reading, to pick up a book. The images and text can be graphic, but all of the content is tailored towards children ages 9 and up. The book has attracted the notice of some older readers and comic book fans, but the core readership is largely middle school boys (and their parents), as its author intended. A full compilation of the book’s review can be found here.
“Grandma vs. Zombies” has done well enough to merit a sequel. Tentatively titled “Jimmy vs. Vampires,” the sequel will take the perspective of a young boy roughly the same age as O’Neil’s core readership. The book is scheduled for publication through KDP in late April or early May.
More information on “Grandma vs. Zombies,” and J.B O’Neil’s other kindle books for kids, can be found through this webpage on Amazon.com: http://jjsnip.com/gvzpr.
J.B. O’Neil is the author of the popular and best-selling “Fart Books,” and the spin-off “The Booger Book,” as well as the “Family Avengers” series. His books, conceptualized by his young son, are written with the ideal of encouraging young boys to read and learn to enjoy the magic of the written word.