[bksvol-discuss] Re: How Bookshare compares to NLS
- From: "Gerald Hovas" <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:39:20 -0600
Robert,
Interesting. I wasn't aware that NLS had a list of the bestsellers that
they are working on. Looks like it may be brand new since there's no 2006
info. Also looks like the February info won't be out until March. If
that's the case, though, Plum Lovin' should have been on their web page.
You wanted to see how Bookshare is doing compared to NLS. Here's a list of
the last 9 number 1 NYT Hardcover Fiction bestsellers. If you check NLS's
web page, you'll see that the first 7 of them are on it, which means that
none were available on NLS at the time they created the web page. The last
2 aren't available from NLS either. They just didn't make the page,
probably because of how recently they made NYT's bestseller list.
BTW, the dates in my list are the dates they first appeared at #1. The
dates are a bit misleading, though, since the lists appear on NYT's website
a week prior to the actual publication date. For example, the March 4 lists
will be on their website on Saturday.
40413 Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen September 17, 2006
40842 The Book of Fate by Brad Melzer September 24, 2006
40972 The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield October 1, 2006
40841 For One More Day by Mitch Albom October 15, 2006
41486 Lisey's Story by Stephen King November 12, 2006
40879 Dear John by Nicholas Sparks November 19, 2006
41300 Cross by James Patterson December 3, 2006
41684 Plum Lovin' by Janet Evanovich January 28, 2007
Step on a Crack by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge February 25,
2007
As you can see, Bookshare has all but the current #1 NYT Hardcover Fiction
bestseller in the collection, and NLS is still working on books from
September. BTW, Plum Lovin' made it into Bookshare's collection on Jan. 16,
4 days before it hit the bestseller list. Note that that's 4 days before
the bestselelr list was posted on NYT's website, not 4 days before the
publication date that NYT puts on its web page.
I think Bookshare compares extremely well, myself.
Gerald
http://www.loc.gov/nls/networkdocs/bestsellers/index.html
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