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Kerouac’s ‘On The Road’ Debuts In iPad’s Top Grossing Apps

To prepare for Mediabistro’s upcoming Publishing App Expo on December 7-8, we will be spotlighting the top grossing book apps every week–helping our readers discover and analyze successful content.

Comic book apps dominate the top 3 spots in Apple’s Top Grossing Book apps in the Apple App store this week. Comics have been been in the Top 10 grossing apps for some time now. New to the list this week is Jack Kerouac’s On the Road at No. 4. Having launched on Saturday, the interactive iPad app has only been out for a couple of days and is already working its way up the charts.

Below, we’ve listed the top ten grossing iPad apps of the week. We’ve linked to the online pages for the individual apps so you can explore the content without opening iTunes.

Top 10 Grossing iPad Apps

1. Comics

2. Marvel Comics

3. DC Comics

4. Jack Kerouac’s On The Road

5. The Waste Land

6. Bible+

7. The Elements

8. NIV Bible Bible Reader

9. Dress Up with Angelina Ballerina

10. VIZ Manga

 

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