Over Listed

Not too long ago there was a Best Seller List, one for fiction, one for non-fiction, in the Sunday Book Review section of the New York Times. .

Now, we have:

• Combined Print and E-Book Best Sellers, Fiction and Nonfiction.
• Print/Hardcover Best Sellers, Fiction and Nonfiction.
• E-Book Best Sellers, Fiction and Nonfiction.
• Print/Paperback Best Sellers, Trade Fiction and Mass-Market Fiction.
• Print/Paperback Best Sellers, Nonfiction.
• Print/Advice, How-To and Miscellaneous, Hardcover and Paperback.
• Children's Best Sellers, Picture Books, Chapter Books, Paperback Books, Series.

To say that there are duplicates is putting it mildly. Fourteen of the 16 books on the Hardcover Nonfiction list also appeared among the 25 titles listed on the E-Book Nonfiction best seller list.

At this point I was too tired and confused to start comparing all the other lists with each other. Bottom line, when faced with confusion, leave. I left.

Whenever I'm looking for a book to read I go to my local library and browse. You meet the nicest people there and sometimes someone will recommend a book they think you might enjoy. Much more rewarding than being a slave to a Best Seller list.

Lists are for grocery shopping.