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Originally Posted by Barcey
Why do you think the risk of fraud is higher? It's all in how they validate the source data.
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Because it has happened in the past. It's the reason e-books weren't included in the NYT bestseller lists previously. Same with online sales. Amazon's printed book sales also aren't included.
I don't remember the details but there was one incident of an author purchasing thousands of copies of his book to make it on the bestseller list for the week. He did so to market himself as a "NYT bestselling author." He became a much more valuable commodity during his next contract negotiations.
The NYT detected this and stopped using direct online sales in their lists. It may be harder to mass purchase ebooks (or maybe not?) but it is something the NYT will have considered.