The failing NY Times bestseller list isn’t based on sales. It’s a list compiled by the editors of the newspaper based on what they consider the most relevant books at the moment. If they don’t agree with the actual top-selling book, they scratch it from the list. If they want to promote a book that didn’t sell well, they add it to the list. They don’t even hide this either.
The failing NY Times bestseller list isn’t based on sales. It’s a list compiled by the editors of the newspaper based on what they consider the most relevant books at the moment. If they don’t agree with the actual top-selling book, they scratch it from the list. If they want to promote a book that didn’t sell well, they add it to the list. They don’t even hide this either.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Libertine
(Note - there was a lot more to Jean Shepherd of "Christmas Story" fame for those unaware.)