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NEWS: New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 19-25




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CaptainAvatar



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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 9:18 am Reply with quote
WOW! Shocked To see Chibi Vampire 13 higher than Fruits Basket! I love Chibi Vampire, but that still surprises me! Well, hopefully strong sales will help Tokyopop get back on their feet - they seem to have been pretty quiet lately.
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ani12



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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 10:00 am Reply with quote
snl67 wrote:
WOW! Shocked To see Chibi Vampire 13 higher than Fruits Basket! I love Chibi Vampire, but that still surprises me! Well, hopefully strong sales will help Tokyopop get back on their feet - they seem to have been pretty quiet lately.

Yeah, its good to see more people checking that cool series out.
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Rednal



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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 10:34 am Reply with quote
I feel that, once more, I should point out the fact that bestseller lists are created based on what the stores buy from the publishers, not what the readers buy from the stores. The fact that a series is on the bestseller list doesn't necessarily mean that many people are buying it.
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Egan Loo



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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 10:41 am Reply with quote
Rednal wrote:
I feel that, once more, I should point out the fact that bestseller lists are created based on what the stores buy from the publishers, not what the readers buy from the stores. The fact that a series is on the bestseller list doesn't necessarily mean that many people are buying it.


The New York Times has indicated that its best seller lists are based on actual sell-through data to readers. This has been an issue of much discussion recently.
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bahamut623



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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 12:28 pm Reply with quote
I guess vampires are popular. Maybe that's why Rosario + Vampire sells well, even though it's not there this week.

Rednal wrote:
I feel that, once more, I should point out the fact that bestseller lists are created based on what the stores buy from the publishers, not what the readers buy from the stores. The fact that a series is on the bestseller list doesn't necessarily mean that many people are buying it.


Even if that is true, it should still give some indication of what's popular. If a bookstore buys a lot of Naruto, it's because they expect a lot of their customers to buy it.
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2009 11:57 pm Reply with quote
Karin's a good, funny, and cute series. It's no wonder that it would be up there with the likes of Naruto and Fruits Basket. Though I have to see we're seeing Naruto domination alright. One can only wonder how long this will last per se.
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