http://loridevoti.com/blog/2007/02/15/hype-or-hit/ Author Interviews, Lori Devoti's Life as a Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy Author, News in Publishing Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:28:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://loridevoti.com/blog/2007/02/15/hype-or-hit/#comment-10947 Ally @ The Cata Network Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:39:24 +0000 http://loridevoti.com/blog/2007/02/15/hype-or-hit/#comment-10947 What bothers me is the way some lists count the bestsellers. I've seen bestsellers of the month... but you have to figure that when books are put on the shelf throughout the month, the books that get put out last are not going to sell enough copies to compete with the books that came out early in the month. And as a reader, that's something I think I deserve to know. I'm likely missing some great books just b/c they haven't been out as long. And then by next month, they're last month's news. Very sad, very cruddy way of counting. A weekly best seller list would make more sense to me in most cases. What bothers me is the way some lists count the bestsellers. I’ve seen bestsellers of the month… but you have to figure that when books are put on the shelf throughout the month, the books that get put out last are not going to sell enough copies to compete with the books that came out early in the month. And as a reader, that’s something I think I deserve to know. I’m likely missing some great books just b/c they haven’t been out as long. And then by next month, they’re last month’s news. Very sad, very cruddy way of counting. A weekly best seller list would make more sense to me in most cases.

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