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Originally Posted by avantman42
I don't know if this is the actual reason e-books aren't included, but this is the first post I've seen that gives a reasonable explanation as to why e-books wouldn't be included.
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Well, what I mentioned isn't the main reason why eBooks aren't included. eBooks aren't included because they're a relatively new industry and not as organized (by organized, I mean they're not under a few, huge publishers but tens of thousands of independent, traditional, and self-publishers) or explored fully.
But if one were to create an eBook best-seller list, these would be some of the hurdles that need to be overcome. (Or else qualified or limited in a certain way; i.e. a best-seller list on Amazon, a best-seller list on Barnes & Noble, etc.)
For example, Amazon, for all its mysteries, does a somewhat competent job of posting the best-sellers in their store (to the point that publishers and authors are wondering what their algorithm and metric is, and at one point it's theorized that it's not just based on sales over time--a reasonable metric--but price can be a factor too [i.e. a $9.99 book will rank higher than a $0.99 book assuming both sell the same amount]).
And as much as Amazon is a dominant market, not every eBook is sold there. (In a different forum, the members were even surprised and skeptical that a nonfiction eBook was selling for $39.99, the author made $30,000 in two months, and the book wasn't on Amazon.)