Bestseller

A bestseller is a book that is identified as extremely popular by its inclusion on a list of top-sellers. In everyday usage, the term bestseller is not usually associated with a specified level of sales, or considered of superior academic value or literary quality, it simply implies great popularity, similar to blockbuster for films and chart-topper (or similar) in music (although, in film and music, these measures are generally related to specific sales figures and periods).

Types of bestseller

Bestsellers are usually separated into fiction and non-fiction categories. Different list compilers have created a number of other subcategories. The New York Times was reported to have started the "Children's Books" section in 2001 in order to move the Harry Potter books out of the #1 slot where they had remained for a couple of years.

Related Topics:
Fiction - Non-fiction - 2001 - Harry Potter

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Bestsellers may also be ranked separately for hardcover and paperback editions. Typically, a hardcover edition appears first, followed in months or years by much less expensive paperback version. Hardcover bestseller status can help drive the paperback release to the same.

Related Topics:
Hardcover - Paperback

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