How many of us read books from the New York Times Bestsellers list

jbcohen · 10-25-2012, 03:10 PM

Personally I stopped reading those books when the average price of them started going up a few years ago.

AnemicOak · 10-25-2012, 03:13 PM

I don't seek out books because their on the list, never have, but occasionaly a book I've read does end up there (like the Wool Omnibus).

carld · 10-25-2012, 03:16 PM

I don't pay any attention to the bestseller lists.

John F · 10-25-2012, 03:38 PM

I do not follow the list, but I have read books that were on the list.

HomeInMyShoes · 10-25-2012, 04:07 PM

I don't pay attention to the list either.

Have a read some best sellers? Yes. Will I read best sellers in the future? Probably.

Apache · 10-25-2012, 04:40 PM

I read what I think I would like not what someone else thinks I should read.
Apache

DiapDealer · 10-25-2012, 05:02 PM

I couldn't tell you. What's on the New York Times Best Seller List?

I read books that sound interesting to me. If they're also on some best-seller list... so be it. But I won't exclude or include based on best-seller status alone.

Tarana · 10-25-2012, 05:04 PM

I use the list sometimes to find something popular outside of my usual genre. Lists are very useful to find new-to-you authors.

Penforhire · 10-25-2012, 06:00 PM

Like Anemic said, I don't seek them out of chose them becaue they are on the list. But I discovered I do read some of them by coincidence.

spindlegirl · 10-25-2012, 06:09 PM

My tastes differ from the mainstream, as does my budget. I've borrowed some from the library but so far nothing has wooed me into spending 20% of a C-note on one overhyped piece of fiction.

BenBanned · 10-25-2012, 06:15 PM

Thats all I read!

Just Kidding

fjtorres · 10-25-2012, 06:26 PM

Nope.
If anything, I would avoid such a book if that's all it has to recommend it.

Synamon · 10-25-2012, 07:00 PM

Any resemblance to the NY Times Best Sellers List is purely coincidental.

Hamlet53 · 10-25-2012, 08:01 PM

Another in the if it happens it is purely by coincidence column.

SteveEisenberg · 10-25-2012, 08:41 PM

The list is now so long it's hard to avoid reading some of them. I see I've read one of the 35 on the current non-fiction hardback list.

One title caught my eye -- How Music Works, at number 28. I was interested enough to check search.overdrive.com, which shows the only countries who have the eBook in some of their libraries are Australia and the UK.

The one title on the list I likely will read is No Easy Day, but not this year.

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Yes, I read New York Times Bestsellers	27	39.13%
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10-25-2012, 03:10 PM	#1
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10-25-2012, 03:13 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I don't seek out books because their on the list, never have, but occasionaly a book I've read does end up there (like the Wool Omnibus).

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carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I don't pay any attention to the bestseller lists.

10-25-2012, 03:38 PM	#4
John F Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,739 Karma: 69470831 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Clara 2E	I do not follow the list, but I have read books that were on the list.

10-25-2012, 04:07 PM	#5
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I don't pay attention to the list either. Have a read some best sellers? Yes. Will I read best sellers in the future? Probably.

10-25-2012, 04:40 PM	#6
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,235 Karma: 90000000 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I read what I think I would like not what someone else thinks I should read. Apache

10-25-2012, 05:02 PM	#7
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,219 Karma: 202024788 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I couldn't tell you. What's on the New York Times Best Seller List? I read books that sound interesting to me. If they're also on some best-seller list... so be it. But I won't exclude or include based on best-seller status alone.

10-25-2012, 05:04 PM	#8
Tarana Wizard Posts: 4,022 Karma: 38840460 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Minneapolis Device: PWSE, Voyage, K3, HDX, KBasic 7 & 8, Nook Glo3, Echos, Nanos	I use the list sometimes to find something popular outside of my usual genre. Lists are very useful to find new-to-you authors.

10-25-2012, 06:00 PM	#9
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 2,230 Karma: 7145404 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle Voyage & iPhone 7+	Like Anemic said, I don't seek them out of chose them becaue they are on the list. But I discovered I do read some of them by coincidence.

10-25-2012, 06:09 PM	#10
spindlegirl Wizard Posts: 1,594 Karma: 21245891 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra h20, Paperwhite 2017, Phone & Tablet w Moonreader	My tastes differ from the mainstream, as does my budget. I've borrowed some from the library but so far nothing has wooed me into spending 20% of a C-note on one overhyped piece of fiction.

10-25-2012, 06:15 PM	#11
BenBanned Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 1326166 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NJ Device: Paper	Thats all I read! Just Kidding

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10-25-2012, 06:26 PM	#12
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Nope. If anything, I would avoid such a book if that's all it has to recommend it.

10-25-2012, 07:00 PM	#13
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,691 Karma: 4386372 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Paperwhite and Keyboard, Kobo Aura, iPad mini, iPod Touch	Any resemblance to the NY Times Best Sellers List is purely coincidental.

10-25-2012, 08:01 PM	#14
Hamlet53 Nameless Being	Another in the if it happens it is purely by coincidence column.

10-25-2012, 08:41 PM	#15
SteveEisenberg Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,315 Karma: 42082326 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: near Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle Kids Edition, Fire HD 10 (11th generation)	The list is now so long it's hard to avoid reading some of them. I see I've read one of the 35 on the current non-fiction hardback list. One title caught my eye -- How Music Works, at number 28. I was interested enough to check search.overdrive.com, which shows the only countries who have the eBook in some of their libraries are Australia and the UK. The one title on the list I likely will read is No Easy Day, but not this year.