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Subject: SF Bestsellers
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Date: Wed, 18-Dec-85 19:41:23 EST
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From: Steve Dennett <DENNETT@SRI-NIC.ARPA>


Something I've often wondered about, but never found the facts on on, is
the question "What science fiction books have really been the long term
favorites, as measured by actual sales rather than awards?"

Locus publishes montly bestseller lists, but these don't contain actual
numbers, so there's no way to total them up for a given time period.  So,
I'm wondering if anyone out there could point me toward a source for a
listing of the best-selling science fiction books of the last ten or twenty
years with actual (or estimated) totals for copies sold (not $ amounts), or
any information along those lines.

Thanks for the help!

Steve Dennett
dennett@sri-nic.arpa
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