The New York Times Best Seller list
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The New York Times Best Seller list is a widely influential weekly ranking of top-selling books in the United States, often seen as a key indicator of commercial success and cultural impact in publishing.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bestseller list
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book ranking → newspaper feature → |
| country |
United States
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| describedAs |
indicator of commercial success in publishing
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indicator of cultural impact in publishing → widely influential ranking of top-selling books → |
| frequency |
weekly
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| hasCategory |
advice, how-to and miscellaneous
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audio books → business books → children's books → graphic books and manga → hardcover fiction → hardcover nonfiction → paperback fiction → paperback nonfiction → young adult books → |
| hasControversy |
allegations of manipulation of rankings
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criticisms of opacity of methodology → debates over representation of independent bookstores → |
| hasDigitalPresence |
nytimes.com
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| hasFormat |
ranked list
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| hasNotableStatus |
industry standard for bestsellers in the U.S.
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prestigious benchmark for authors → |
| inception |
1931
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| isDistinctFrom |
Publishers Weekly bestsellers list
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USA Today Best-Selling Books list → |
| language |
English
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| laterCoverageArea |
national United States market
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| medium |
online
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print → |
| notableEffect |
boosts book sales
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increases author visibility → influences bookstore ordering → influences library acquisitions → used in book marketing → |
| originalCoverageArea |
New York City
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| publicationDay |
Sunday edition (Book Review)
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| publisher |
The New York Times
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| rankingCriterion |
reported sales volume
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| sectionOf |
The New York Times Book Review
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| selectionMethod |
proprietary methodology
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| startTime |
1931
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| timeUnitOfRanking |
one week
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| usesDataFrom |
book sales reports
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bookstores → online retailers → wholesalers → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Bossypants
("New York Times Best Seller")
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Living History ("New York Times bestseller") → Unaccustomed Earth ("New York Times bestseller") → |
bestsellerStatus |
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Becoming
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Fear: Trump in the White House → |
bestsellerList |
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The New York Times Book Review
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associatedWith |
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The New York Times Book Review
("New York Times Best Seller list")
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hasFeature |
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Bossypants
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listAppearance |