tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post6116151293280432941..comments2024-03-19T04:29:22.252-04:00Comments on a lovely shore breeze....: Tuesday Thingers...and what is it with me and lists?caitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-7018604870928145862008-11-24T11:57:00.000-05:002008-11-24T11:57:00.000-05:00I would far sooner buy a book based on the review ...I would far sooner buy a book based on the review of someone whose opinion I trust than a bestseller list.<BR/><BR/>And it is totally beyond me why how a publication determines their list is a 'secret'. what is the secret?caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-18944793926211877242008-11-24T04:10:00.000-05:002008-11-24T04:10:00.000-05:00I think you're my new best friend!I never read the...I think you're my new best friend!<BR/><BR/>I never read the "Bestsellers" either. There are too many other books far more worth my time. <BR/><BR/>I didn't hit the link to the NY Times bias thing but I assume it's revealing the fact that the "Bestseller" spots are purchased. This started happening about 15yrs ago. It sucks! LA Times works the same way BTW and probably many others.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I, too, have often been referred to as "contrary". But I disagree!NoBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784322554842227516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-19293436829632037822008-11-18T23:58:00.000-05:002008-11-18T23:58:00.000-05:00I agree something is going on...I am just not sure...I agree something is going on...I am just not sure what. ;-)caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-73437137153964365062008-11-18T17:28:00.000-05:002008-11-18T17:28:00.000-05:00I am really opposite. I like to see various top se...I am really opposite. I like to see various top seller lists to get ideas. I guess I figure if it's that popular then there is something going on. However I readily admit that it doesn't always work out :D. I have picked up some real clunkers.Icedreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343443042875160203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-1826698331575001002008-11-18T16:48:00.000-05:002008-11-18T16:48:00.000-05:00Lol - good call on DaVinci Code! Often I avoid bes...Lol - good call on DaVinci Code! Often I avoid bestseller lists, I much prefer to choose a book based on personal recommendations from friends, family and of course bloggers. And sometimes huge hype on a book will change my mind, such was the case with American Wife, which I was going to pick up but lost interest in quickly after hearing about it everywhere.Joanne ♦ The Book Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369534827454703222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-5050087174620119022008-11-18T15:03:00.000-05:002008-11-18T15:03:00.000-05:00I have heard of all of these books (many from revi...I have heard of all of these books (many from reviews on these blogs), have a few on my TBR stack, but have read NONE of them yet!<BR/><BR/>Read what I had to say <A HREF="http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2008/11/18/tuesday-thingers-popularity-contest-part-2/" REL="nofollow">here</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-72348900990772524232008-11-18T12:56:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:56:00.000-05:00I like your opinion on this one!! I like being ab...I like your opinion on this one!! I like being able to read different and new books - they will have most likely not been out long enough to make a most popular list!<BR/><BR/>:) WendiWendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354458791978964560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-40653367158900377882008-11-18T12:06:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:06:00.000-05:00Makes sense! best seller = most sold.One thing abo...Makes sense! best seller = most sold.<BR/>One thing about the best selling lists was whether they include the sales at Walmart (and I assume the related Sam's Club). <BR/><BR/>Now true, they both have a limited selection but if they have what you want, you can't beat the price. So their sales must be huge...and someone would not count them because...?caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-24588809990250383452008-11-18T12:01:00.000-05:002008-11-18T12:01:00.000-05:00You make an interesting point that some bestseller...You make an interesting point that some bestseller lists are a bit unclear about how books end up on them. I can only speak for the big box bookstores, but for us, bestseller = most seller. Then again, we only list 10 fiction and 10 non-fiction books each week, so it's easy to keep track of what's currently a bestseller. With the New York Times, it seems like just about everything has been a bestseller at one point or another.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-43647992213578285372008-11-18T11:11:00.000-05:002008-11-18T11:11:00.000-05:00Read that article about the best sellers lists and...Read that article about the best sellers lists and it makes you wonder how 'popular' some of these books are. I would be curious to find some objective list of books that actually sold the most copies. I guess the way the book trade works, with returns and all, it is not so easy.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-46178176377880296412008-11-18T10:49:00.000-05:002008-11-18T10:49:00.000-05:00I'm a little bit that way, too - usually don't rea...I'm a little bit that way, too - usually don't really care for the current "big thing" in books. That's why I was so surprised when the "Guernsey" book turned out to be such a sensation in the publishing world. I loved it, so I figured most people would ignore it!jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-33076121129002291072008-11-18T10:33:00.000-05:002008-11-18T10:33:00.000-05:00I'm not swayed but what's popular, either, even th...I'm not swayed but what's popular, either, even though I do realize that some books are popular because they're good. I've read 2 of the books on the list and don't plan to read any of the others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-3481421532847722002008-11-18T08:31:00.000-05:002008-11-18T08:31:00.000-05:00I've read Dewey and The Guernsey Literary and Pota...I've read Dewey and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. But, my own TBR pile is enormous.<BR/><BR/>Caite, I awarded you a Bookworm Award on my blog this morning. I understand that some people don't like memes or have time for them, though, so don't worry about it if you don't want to do it.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946133849271512083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-73214919477464355422008-11-18T08:16:00.000-05:002008-11-18T08:16:00.000-05:00I only have one of the books on the list - and I a...I only have one of the books on the list - and I also sometimes get all contrary and don't even want to read what's popular (hence my not having read more than one chapter of Harry Potter).Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.com