2006-11-03 19:54:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
To reach standard BEST SELLER lists a novel must sell at least half a million copies within 3 months of it's release, or less, to get on the NY TIMES BEST SELLER LIST, it's a cool million copies.
2006-11-03 19:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by Daydream Believer 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The concept of "Best Seller" is a construct of the publishers' marketing people. No copies have to be sold for them to claim it is a best seller.
2006-11-05 01:45:17 · answer #2 · answered by Jim T 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ITS DEPENDANT ON WHOS LIST YOU ARE REFFERING TO.
publishers produce thier own in house best seller list which is not a true reflection of the amount of people who have actually read the book as opposed to the companies who buy in books for discounting at a later date. popular books are obvious, da vinci code, harry potter etc what is not so clear is when a author like the one mention in other answers produce a book that is a formulated rehash of the last thirty books she has written.categories that are of one genre do nothing but hide the true popularity of a book. LF
2006-11-04 07:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by lefang 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it's very much.
Isn't Danielle Steel a best-seller author?
Have you read her books?
Geez.
She probably sells a million copies to every library in the world so that the pensioners can read it for free.
2006-11-04 06:47:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that a best seller is the one that is read by more people than bought by most people
2006-11-04 04:49:34 · answer #5 · answered by king 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋