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Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb
I always thought that one of the reasons publishers do free ebook promotions is to boost their numbers. If it's the publishers that submit the numbers to NYT then free books would be influencing the list.
Free ebooks are on Amazon's best seller list for sure. You can watch it flucuate the day after a book is released as a freebie. Recent promos always make up some of the top 10 titles.
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My understanding is that the NYT list is based on sales at various outlets across the country. Freebies wouldn't count. They keep their process secret, reportedly to avoid manipulation and such. There's been at least one widely reported successful effort to manipulate it. Dunno the specifics of the NYT e-book list, but I'd guess that they wouldn't count freebies, either.
Agreed on the problem with the Amazon list and freebies.