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I don't see any particular reason to bash the NY Times, especially for who is or isn't on the list based on the list not even being published yet.
I'd also assume that Amazon, B&N and a few other retailers are submitting information to the NYT. First, they all pretty much need the NYT Bestseller list, since it's a popular and prestigious sales index -- it'd be like Tower Records refusing to submit data to Soundscan.
Second, I'm sure they have all sorts of agreements that ensure the confidentiality of the sales figures. It's not like they compete against the NYT.
Third, the publishers are getting that kind of data and submitting it to the NYT anyway. So if Amazon irrationally decided to hold out, the NYT could likely deduce the figures from the publishers' numbers.
On a side note, I find it rather amusing that people think it's more accurate to use the internal sales rankings of a company with around a 40-50% market share, over a list that gathers data from multiple sources -- almost certainly including said company....
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