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==Controveries==

==Controveries==

In 2013, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine printed a story titled "Here's How You Buy Your Way Onto ''The New York Times'' Bestsellers List." <ref name=Bercovici>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/02/22/heres-how-you-buy-your-way-onto-the-new-york-times-bestsellers-list/|title=Here's How You Buy Your Way Onto The New York Times Bestsellers List  |work=[[Forbes]] |author=Jeff Bercovici |date=February 22, 2013 |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref> \ResultSource, a San Diego-based marketing consultant, specializes in ensuring books make the list. ''The New York Times'' was informed of this practice and responded: “''The New York Times'' comprehensively tracks and tabulates the weekly unit sales of all titles reported by book retailers as their general interest bestsellers.  We will not comment beyond our methodology on the other questions." <ref name=Trachtenberg2013>{{cite web |url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323864304578316143623600544 |title=The Mystery of the Book Sales Spike |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |author=Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg |date=February 22, 2013 |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref>  

In 2013, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine printed a story titled "Here's How You Buy Your Way Onto ''The New York Times'' Bestsellers List." <ref name=Bercovici>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/02/22/heres-how-you-buy-your-way-onto-the-new-york-times-bestsellers-list/|title=Here's How You Buy Your Way Onto The New York Times Bestsellers List  |work=[[Forbes]] |author=Jeff Bercovici |date=February 22, 2013 |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref> ResultSource, a San Diego-based marketing consultant, specializes in placing books on the list. ''The New York Times'' was informed of this practice and responded: “''The New York Times'' comprehensively tracks and tabulates the weekly unit sales of all titles reported by book retailers as their general interest bestsellers.  We will not comment beyond our methodology on the other questions." <ref name=Trachtenberg2013>{{cite web |url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323864304578316143623600544 |title=The Mystery of the Book Sales Spike |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |author=Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg |date=February 22, 2013 |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref>  

In 2014, the ''Los Angeles Times'' printed a story titled "Can bestseller lists be bought?"<ref name=kellogg2014>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-pastor-contract-resultsource-bestseller-lists-20140305,0,7039368.story#axzz2vCwCm0fo |title=Can bestseller lists be bought?  |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |author=Carolyn Kellogg |date=March 6, 2014 |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mhpbooks.com/got-200000-congratulations-youre-a-bestselling-author/ |title=Got $200,000? Congratulations, you're a bestselling author. |publisher=[[Melville House Publishing]] |author=Julia Fleischaker |date=March 7, 2014 |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref> It describes how pastor Mark Driscoll contracted the company ResultSource to place his book ''Real Marriage'' (2012) on The ''New York Times'' Best Seller list for a $200,000 fee. The contract specified that ResultSource would "conduct a bestseller campaign for your book, 'Real Marriage' on the week of January 2, 2012. The bestseller campaign is intended to place 'Real Marriage' on the New York Times bestseller list for the Advice How-to list." The contract stated that "RSI will be purchasing at least 11,000 total orders in one week." This took place, and the book successfully reached No.1 on the hardcover advice bestseller list on January 22, 2014.<ref name=kellogg2014/>

In 2014, the ''Los Angeles Times'' printed a story titled "Can bestseller lists be bought?"<ref name=kellogg2014>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-pastor-contract-resultsource-bestseller-lists-20140305,0,7039368.story#axzz2vCwCm0fo |title=Can bestseller lists be bought?  |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |author=Carolyn Kellogg |date=March 6, 2014 |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mhpbooks.com/got-200000-congratulations-youre-a-bestselling-author/ |title=Got $200,000? Congratulations, you're a bestselling author. |publisher=[[Melville House Publishing]] |author=Julia Fleischaker |date=March 7, 2014 |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref> It describes how pastor Mark Driscoll contracted the company ResultSource to place his book ''Real Marriage'' (2012) on The ''New York Times'' Best Seller list for a $200,000 fee. The contract specified that ResultSource would "conduct a bestseller campaign for your book, 'Real Marriage' on the week of January 2, 2012. The bestseller campaign is intended to place 'Real Marriage' on the New York Times bestseller list for the Advice How-to list." The contract stated that "RSI will be purchasing at least 11,000 total orders in one week." This took place, and the book successfully reached No.1 on the hardcover advice bestseller list on January 22, 2014.<ref name=kellogg2014/>

Author [[James Wesley Rawles]] has bulk purchased large numbers of his book "Survivors", which resulted in the book appearing on the New York Times Best Seller list for just one week.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-23/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html</ref>  Based on this one week appearance, promotion of Rawles' following books claim to be from a "New York Times bestselling author."

Author [[James Wesley Rawles]] has bulk purchased large numbers of his book "Survivors", which resulted in the book appearing on the New York Times Best Seller list for just one week.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-23/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html</ref>  Based on this one week appearance, promotion of Rawles' following books claim to be from a "New York Times bestselling author."

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[[Category:Media|New York Times]]

[[Category:Media|New York Times]]