By Lazlo Barabasi
Northeastern University 

What big data can tell us about how a book becomes a best-seller

 

November 30, 2018



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(THE CONVERSATION) The average American reads 12 or 13 books a year, but with over 3 million books in print, the choices they face are staggering.

Despite the introduction of 100,000 new titles each year, only a tiny fraction of these attract a large enough readership to make The New York Times best-seller list.

Which raises the questions: How does a book become a best-seller, and which types of books are more likely to make the list?

I’m a data scientist. Recently, with help of Bu...



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