E-Books Are Here to Stay — NYT to Start Best-Sellers List By JAMES KENDRICK of GigaOm
Published: November 11, 2010
The New York Times Best-Seller lists have been the metric used by consumers and the publishing industry to gauge the popularity of books since 1935. Starting next year, the paper will extend the lists to include the top-selling e-books, a validation of how significant the digital publishing business has grown. This validation is fitting given the Association of American Publishers recent report that e-books have seen a year-over-year growth in sales of almost 190 percent, which is 9 percent of total book sales.   www.gigaom.com