How does one determine the breakdown of booksales. The new Michael
Moore bashing book has opened at number 9 on the Times bestseller
list. I had never even hear of it and I read voraciously. There are
already more than 300 reviews on Amazon, all accumulated within the
last 10 days. According to
David Brock, right wing foundations will often pump up sales of books
they favor by buying them in bulk from select outlets. Brock says that
bulk buying will be indicated by a (!), but I can't see this on the
Times web page. How can I tell if this is real book sales to
individuals, or just Republicans gaming the system. For an extra
$2.50, it would be nice to know if Amazon can prove reviews are from
unique users, or again just interested parties pumping up the hype on
a book. A reference on the Amazon ranking system would be helpful.