The New York Times Best Seller list

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The New York Times Best Seller list ( English New York Times Best Seller list ) is widely regarded as the most important list of the best-selling books in the United States. The bestseller list has been published weekly in the New York Times Book Review since October 12, 1931 . This resulted in lists in various categories: fiction and non-fiction , hardcover , paperback , e-book and various genres .

Compilation methodology

The rankings reflect the sales figures reported confidentially by sellers with a wide range of titles of general interest. Each week, thousands of different outlets report their actual sales for hundreds of thousands of individual titles. The directory of reporting retailers is comprehensive and reflects sales in stores of all sizes and structures in the United States. The reporting booksellers are well-established providers as well as emerging start-ups. The print book outlets include many hundreds of independent book retailers: national, regional and local chains; Various online and multimedia retailers; Supermarkets, universities, department stores. E-book rankings show the sales of leading online e-book providers in a variety of popular e-reader formats.

criticism

The list has been criticized by authors, publishers and others for not counting the true bestsellers. This criticism has existed since the list was created. So are z. B. bestseller lists a poor indicator for the sales of a book over several years, as they only evaluate measurements within a very short period of time.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Current list. The New York Times, accessed February 4, 2017 .
  2. ↑ About the Best Sellers. The New York Times, accessed February 4, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Laura J. Miller: The Best-Seller List as Marketing Tool and Historical Fiction. In: Book History, Volume 3, pages 286-304; ISBN 0271020504 . Penn State Press; Ezra Greenspan, Jonathan Rose, 2000, accessed February 4, 2017 .

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