Amazon Books Editors Announce 2012 Best Books of the Year So Far

 Customers can browse and buy the best books of 2012 (so far) in more than a dozen popular categories on Amazon.com

 

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 25, 2012-- (NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon.com, Inc. today announced their annual Best Books of the Year So Far list, a midyear retrospective that highlights the best books released in 2012 between January and June. “Behind the Beautiful Forevers,” “Gone Girl” and “The Fault in Our Stars” took the top three spots. Along with an overall Top 20 list, customers looking for great books to read this summer will find Top 10 editors’ picks lists in 13 popular categories, from Cookbooks, Food & Wine to Teens to Romance. The Best Books of the Year So Far are available in print and Kindle editions at www.amazon.com/bestbookssofar.

“The variety of books on the list reflects the broad range of titles published in 2012 so far,” said Sara Nelson, Editorial Director for Books, Amazon.com. “To us, ‘Behind the Beautiful Forevers’ is a masterpiece in nonfiction writing. But we rounded out the top three with a thriller and a young adult novel – there really is something for everyone on this list. Helping customers find and discover outstanding books is an important role for us at Amazon, and we look forward to discovering new and innovative ways of bringing our customers in contact with books we think they'll love.”

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