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- How A16Z Made a Crypto-Boosting Book an NYT Best Seller by Gaming the System https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7emkx/chris-dixon-a16z-read-write-own-nyt-bestseller 5 comments
- Comey's unreleased book lands at No. 1 on best-sellers list http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/379045-comeys-unreleased-book-lands-at-no1-on-best-sellers-list 457 comments politics
- A UNL professor wrote a book about what makes a best-seller ... and it's a best-seller http://www.omaha.com/living/a-unl-professor-wrote-a-book-about-what-makes-a/article_f37e9a67-f57d-5b3d-bdaf-2420ec370fe7.html 14 comments books
- Remember the best-seller $4 LISP book? Check it out now! http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0521545668/701-1645730-5937148 27 comments programming
- Apple Censoring Books on their Best Seller List http://gizmodo.com/5598114/is-apple-censoring-their-book-store-bestseller-list 4 comments reddit.com
- Books about racial discrimination become best-sellers as U.S. protests grow https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-books/books-about-racial-discrimination-become-best-sellers-as-u-s-protests-grow-iduskbn23b1ot 5 comments politics
- Author's book makes Amazon best-seller list; alas, riches don't follow http://www.salon.com/2013/03/15/hey_amazon_wheres_my_money/ 8 comments books
- New Reading Goal: Read a book every year that was a best-seller 100 years ago. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166312.Nationalism 5 comments books
- James Comey's book is already a best seller, with Trump's help http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/18/media/james-comey-book-best-seller/index.html?sr=twcnn031818james-comey-book-best-seller1110amstory 102 comments politics
- Carrie Fisher books top Amazon best sellers list http://ew.com/books/2016/12/28/carrie-fisher-books-best-seller/ 10 comments books
- "Book of Inspirational Cat Photos Tops Japan’s 2014 Best-Seller List." Because of course. http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/12/02/book-of-inspirational-cat-photos-tops-japans-2014-best-seller-list/ 3 comments books
- After doing an AMA on reddit last wknd, my book went to No. #300 on Amazon's best seller list. Thank you. https://robt.info/thanks-reddit/ 495 comments books
- Apart From Top 20 Best Sellers, Amazon Books Are 14 Percent More Expensive Than Competitor http://www.booksnreview.com/articles/1820/20121212/apart-top-20-best-sellers-amazon-books.htm 15 comments books
- The Unlikely Best-Seller: 'A Wrinkle In Time' Turns 50-- How did a book with complex discussions about quantum physics become a beloved children's classic? http://www.npr.org/2012/03/05/146161011/the-unlikely-best-seller-a-wrinkle-in-time-turns-50 7 comments books
- Trump Truth "Fire and Fury" book tops best-seller lists, flies off bookstore shelves after being released early after Trump tried to stop the release. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fire-and-fury-book-top-seller-list-flies-off-bookstore-shelves/ 7 comments politics
- My newly publish Bitcoin book just went #1 best seller in my country 🚀 https://bitcoincompleteguide.com/amzn 23 comments bitcoin
- TIL a Korean Buddhist monk famous for his best-seller titled "Non-possession" asked publishers not to publish his writings anymore as his last word. Right after his death, there was a buying frenzy of "Non-possession" which made the price of the book at least 20 times higher than the original price https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2018/09/169_63087.html 5 comments economics
- Trump-bashing books by president’s niece and John Bolton are Amazon best-sellers even before release https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/17/mary-trump-and-john-bolton-books-are-amazon-best-sellers.html 200 comments politics
- French economist Thomas Piketty, whose 2013 book “Capital in the XXI Century” was a global best-seller, refused France’s highest honour, the Légion d’Honneur: "I do not think it is the government's role to decide who is honourable" http://www.france24.com/en/20150101-best-selling-economist-piketty-refuses-france-top-honour/ 4 comments worldnews
- Top 10 best-sellers books of decade! Near of the end of year (and decade!), the USA Today Annoucing the top 10 of best seller books of this decade. Without surprises, Stephanie Meyer and J.K.Rowling and this series are on the list http://postersandtrailers.blogspot.com/2009/12/top-10-best-sellers-of-decade.html 10 comments books
- Howard Roark in New Delhi: The surprising popularity of a libertarian hero in India - Penguin Books India has sold an impressive number of copies -- as many as 50,000 of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead each since 2005, a number comparable to sales there by global best-seller John Grisham. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/10/19/howard_roark_in_new_delhi 3 comments politics
- Critics of "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy" by John J. Mearsheimer and Steven M. Walt cannot be surprised that the attacks on the book prior to publication have already helped propel it to #10 on Amazon's best-seller list. http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/coffeehouse/2007/sep/07/walt_mearsheimers_best_seller_why_the_hysteria 5 comments politics
- R.N.C. Spent Nearly $100,000 on Copies of Donald Trump Jr.’s Book; “Triggered,” published Nov. 5, topped the best-seller list thanks in part to a big order from the Republican National Committee. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/21/books/donald-trump-jr-triggered-sales.html 9 comments politics
- What was the NY Best Seller book from the day/ week you were born and have you read it? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_The_New_York_Times_Fiction_Best_Sellers 96 comments books
- "To prove how little Amazon cares about its users, we submitted a plagiarized book and it became a best seller." http://thehustle.co/part-2-confessions-from-the-scammy-underground-world-of-kindle-ebooks 22 comments books
- James Comey's book sales outpace other political best sellers https://www.axios.com/james-comey-book-sales-retail-best-seller-1d95297d-d533-4166-aa5e-cdab194d8e79.html 32 comments politics
- The true story of one person's escape from Scientology: "None of us sold a single book. This is supposed to be a best seller." http://ocmb.xenu.net/ocmb/viewtopic.php?t=23306 2 comments reddit.com
- Becky Lynch’s book debuts at #3 (Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction) and #4 (Hardcover Nonfiction) on the New York Times Best Sellers List https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/ 10 comments squaredcircle
- Nine-Year-Old Writes Dating Book, Becomes New York Times Best Seller http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7887000/7887032.stm 2 comments reddit.com
- This week's NYT Best Sellers list has more books by Black authors/books exploring anti-Black racism than I've ever seen before https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/ 35 comments books
- Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight' novels, when translated into Chinese, were published with detailed footnotes explaining cultural references (Pop-Tarts, slumber parties, Ivy League colleges, Greek mythology, etc.); some took up more than half the page. The books were all best sellers. http://www.edgology.org/2018/01/stephanie-meyer-red-hot-in-china-could.html 258 comments books
- Talmud (Jewish book of Rabbinical debate) is a best seller in South Korea. South Koreans endorse the stereotype of Jews being successful in education and business so they started studying the Talmud as a means of acquiring Jewish success. http://www.satofficials.com/2018/02/how-talmud-became-best-seller-in-south.html 4 comments books
- Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight' novels, when translated into Chinese, were published with detailed footnotes explaining cultural references (Pop-Tarts, slumber parties, Ivy League colleges, Greek mythology, etc.); some took up more than half the page. The books were all best sellers. http://bruce-humes.com/archives/1885 2176 comments books
- TIL Authors of "The Discipline of Market Leaders" purchased 10,000 copies of their own book, pushing it onto the NYT best seller list http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discipline_of_Market_Leaders 192 comments books
- Eric Ries new book, The Lean Startup, debuts at #2 on New York Times best seller list. Be prepared for a world of hurt as mainstream idiots jump on the lean startup bandwagon :( http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2011/09/best-birthday-ever.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feed%3A+startup%2Flessons%2Flearned+%28lessons+learned%29 20 comments startups
- Proof that piracy will not be death of publishing: A pirated PDF of the picture book 'Go The Fuck To Sleep' goes viral. The book hits #1 on Amazon's Best Seller list *a whole month* before it is actually released... Publisher admits the PDF is basically 'free advertising'. http://www.fastcompany.com/1753287/go-the-fuck-to-sleep-number-one-amazon-piracy-adam-mansbach 4 comments reddit.com
- They tried to discredit him, but his integrity prevailed. His book is receiving tremendous buzz and is high up on Amazon’s list, and is expected to be a best seller. The government intends to buy all the first printing – in effect doing a book burning. http://seminal.firedoglake.com/diary/70736 4 comments reddit.com
- Kindle ebooks outsell regular books on Christmas... the only problem with that revenue structure: 64 of the top 100 "best sellers" are free http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10422538-93.html 8 comments technology
- It saddens me that I live in a country where an individual such as Sarah Palin has relevance and credibility. Unfortunately her new book will likely be a best seller. *sigh* http://www.amazon.com/going-rogue-american-sarah-palin/dp/0061939897/ref=sr_1_1?ie=utf8&s=books&qid=1258132553&sr=8-1 14 comments reddit.com
- Ron Paul Book Bomb -- Pledge to buy a copy of Ron Paul's book in an effort to get him on NYTimes Best Seller List before Super Tuesday. http://www.pledgebank.com/rpbookbomb 33 comments politics