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Salgueiros · 11-16-2010, 06:10 PM

Honestly, i don't even look at the bestseller lists... what are they for? I can see a good use for publishers to use data from sales so they can do their stats and decide what area to invest or launch new themes, etc, but why on earth should i care about what other people are reading and why is it so important for people to know what is been selling more the last week? I confess i really do not know.

The only thing i care about in books is the quality of the book and writing, the subject, and the author if it is an author i read before and liked. I would never read a book or go see a film just because everyone else is going. That says nothing about the quality of the book.... Why do some people care so much about it?

11-16-2010, 06:10 PM	#49
Salgueiros Eudaimonia Posts: 898 Karma: 9164418 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada Device: Sony PRS T2, Sony PRS T3, Sony DPT-RP1	Honestly, i don't even look at the bestseller lists... what are they for? I can see a good use for publishers to use data from sales so they can do their stats and decide what area to invest or launch new themes, etc, but why on earth should i care about what other people are reading and why is it so important for people to know what is been selling more the last week? I confess i really do not know. The only thing i care about in books is the quality of the book and writing, the subject, and the author if it is an author i read before and liked. I would never read a book or go see a film just because everyone else is going. That says nothing about the quality of the book.... Why do some people care so much about it? Last edited by Salgueiros; 11-16-2010 at 06:15 PM.