How Many Copies Does It Take To Be An Amazon Bestseller?

How Many Sales Does It Take To Be An Amazon Bestseller?
An Amazon Kindle, bottom, and a Kindle Fire are displayed on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 in Montpelier, Vt. Kindle readers may soon get a refund. Amazon has alerted its Kindle customers that they are entitled to a credit on prior electronic book purchases as part of a legal settlement.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
An Amazon Kindle, bottom, and a Kindle Fire are displayed on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 in Montpelier, Vt. Kindle readers may soon get a refund. Amazon has alerted its Kindle customers that they are entitled to a credit on prior electronic book purchases as part of a legal settlement.(AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Amazon, the biggest bookseller in America, is also famously one of the most tight-lipped. Sales rankings are available on the Web site and are updated hourly, but the company doesn’t provide information on how many unit sales it takes to make a title an Amazon bestseller.

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