http://bookshopblog.com/2009/12/12/the-nyt-bestsellers-arent-my-bestsellers/ ...to help you be a better bookseller Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:02:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://bookshopblog.com/2009/12/12/the-nyt-bestsellers-arent-my-bestsellers/comment-page-1/#comment-8372 Savondujour Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:05:15 +0000 http://bookshopblog.com/?p=1116#comment-8372 If the school district had known that the original title of the book was Ten Little N... (see the original cover here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Then_There_Were_None )and that the name was changed for pc reasons. Agatha Christie herself held many views that are mostly gone in this era. If the school district had known that the original title of the book was Ten Little N… (see the original cover here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Then_There_Were_None )and that the name was changed for pc reasons. Agatha Christie herself held many views that are mostly gone in this era.

]]> http://bookshopblog.com/2009/12/12/the-nyt-bestsellers-arent-my-bestsellers/comment-page-1/#comment-6589 Meg Shea Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:37:27 +0000 http://bookshopblog.com/?p=1116#comment-6589 The NYT bestsellers aren't ours either; we're also an "all new" store -- no used books. We generate our lists from sales. When someone asks "Where is your NYT bestsellers display," we say, "Our bestsellers are chosen by our customers," which elicits an "Oh, really?!" and the conversation continues. (I echo the Agatha Christie surge - she started moving this summer, we brought in her backlist and still have requests!) The NYT bestsellers aren’t ours either; we’re also an “all new” store — no used books. We generate our lists from sales. When someone asks “Where is your NYT bestsellers display,” we say, “Our bestsellers are chosen by our customers,” which elicits an “Oh, really?!” and the conversation continues. (I echo the Agatha Christie surge – she started moving this summer, we brought in her backlist and still have requests!)

]]> http://bookshopblog.com/2009/12/12/the-nyt-bestsellers-arent-my-bestsellers/comment-page-1/#comment-6578 Nora O'Neill Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:46:10 +0000 http://bookshopblog.com/?p=1116#comment-6578 The local school district assigned "and Then There Were None" (Ten Little Indians) as required summer reading for high schoolers the last few years. They didn't assign it this year, but exposing people to Christie again seems to have boosted demand over all. The local school district assigned “and Then There Were None” (Ten Little Indians) as required summer reading for high schoolers the last few years. They didn’t assign it this year, but exposing people to Christie again seems to have boosted demand over all.

]]> http://bookshopblog.com/2009/12/12/the-nyt-bestsellers-arent-my-bestsellers/comment-page-1/#comment-6567 Chris Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:24:58 +0000 http://bookshopblog.com/?p=1116#comment-6567 Interesting statistics. Most surprising thing (to me) is the super-strong performance by Agatha Christie in the year 2009. Interesting statistics. Most surprising thing (to me) is the super-strong performance by Agatha Christie in the year 2009.

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