11 Facts About New York Times Best Seller

New York Times Best Seller list is widely considered the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States.

List is based on a proprietary method that uses sales figures, other data and internal guidelines that are unpublished—how the New York Times Best Seller compiles the list is a trade secret.

In 1983, the New York Times Best Seller stated that the list is not mathematically objective but rather editorial content.

In 2017, a Times representative said that the goal is that the lists reflect authentic best sellers.

New York Times reported in 2013 that "we [generally do not] track the sales of classic literature, " and thus, for example, new translations of Dante's Inferno would not be found on the bestseller list.

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In July 2000, the "Children's Best Sellers" was created after the Harry Potter series had stayed in the top spots on the fiction list for an extended period of time.

The New York Times Best Seller countered that the list was not mathematically objective but rather was editorial content and thus protected under the Constitution as free speech.

The New York Times Best Seller said it stood by its statement and evidence of manipulation.

The New York Times Best Seller responded that the political views of authors have no bearing on the list and noted conservative authors routinely rank highly on the list.

The Associated Press noted the New York Times Best Seller is a frequent target of conservatives and Republicans.

The New York Times Best Seller stated it was not counted because it was published by a Canadian company.