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

jbcohen · 10-25-2012, 02:10 PM

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

AnemicOak · 10-25-2012, 02:13 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, 02:16 PM

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

John F · 10-25-2012, 02:38 PM

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

HomeInMyShoes · 10-25-2012, 03:07 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, 03:40 PM

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

DiapDealer · 10-25-2012, 04:02 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, 04:04 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, 05:00 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, 05:09 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, 05:15 PM

Thats all I read!

Just Kidding

fjtorres · 10-25-2012, 05:26 PM

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

Synamon · 10-25-2012, 06:00 PM

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

Hamlet53 · 10-25-2012, 07:01 PM

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

SteveEisenberg · 10-25-2012, 07:41 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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10-25-2012, 02:10 PM	#1
jbcohen Wizard Posts: 2,360 Karma: 3046348 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Palanthas Device: Kindle 5 Paperwhite and a Nook Simple Touch	How many of us read books from the New York Times Bestsellers list Personally I stopped reading those books when the average price of them started going up a few years ago. __________________

10-25-2012, 02:13 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 7,398 Karma: 18771935 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: AuraHD, Nook HD+, Kindle 2,3,T , Opus, TF101, Nexus7, iPT, iPhone5	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). __________________ ~Brian "The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible." — Mark Twain

10-25-2012, 03:07 PM	#5
HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 9,960 Karma: 33625427 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	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. __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane

10-25-2012, 04:02 PM	#7
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,835 Karma: 23400772 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 2	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. __________________ “Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.”

10-25-2012, 02:16 PM	#3
carld Wizard Posts: 2,649 Karma: 3273499 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, Droid Razr Maxx HD	I don't pay any attention to the bestseller lists.

10-25-2012, 02:38 PM	#4
John F Wizard Posts: 1,730 Karma: 5977713 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo Glo	I do not follow the list, but I have read books that were on the list.

10-25-2012, 03:40 PM	#6
Apache Readaholic Posts: 1,598 Karma: 25785098 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Nook Color / Nook HD+	I read what I think I would like not what someone else thinks I should read. Apache

10-25-2012, 04:04 PM	#8
Tarana Zealot Posts: 127 Karma: 571458 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Nook ST, Kindle Keyboard	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, 05:00 PM	#9
Penforhire Wizard Posts: 1,845 Karma: 5514220 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern California Device: Kindle PW, PRS-650, iPhone 4, iPad 4	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, 05:09 PM	#10
spindlegirl Grand Scheme of Things Posts: 1,215 Karma: 9838441 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Near a Tim Hortons, most likely. Device: Sony PRS-T2 (Black)	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, 05:15 PM	#11
BenBanned Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 1326166 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NJ Device: Opus	Thats all I read! Just Kidding

10-25-2012, 05:26 PM	#12
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,332 Karma: 34035087 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: PRS-T1, KT, PB701/IQ, 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, 06:00 PM	#13
Synamon Lunatic Posts: 1,312 Karma: 3206320 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Land of the Loonie Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, iPad mini, iPod Touch	Any resemblance to the NY Times Best Sellers List is purely coincidental.

10-25-2012, 07:01 PM	#14
Hamlet53 American Senator Posts: 2,826 Karma: 25550144 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Sony 900, Nook Color (androided), Coby 10.1" Kyros Tablet	Another in the if it happens it is purely by coincidence column.


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10-25-2012, 07:41 PM	#15
SteveEisenberg Wizard Posts: 1,166 Karma: 8883320 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Philadelphia USA Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G	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. __________________ https://sites.google.com/site/kincleaner/

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