National Bestsellers are the highest selling books of a particular nation or a country. Anything that is sold in highest numbers is called a ‘Bestsellers'. However, the term is more frequently used in case of books.
For a book to become a National Bestseller, it has to have the largest popularity and public acclaims. To ultimately decide upon which book is a bestseller, the procedure is quite lengthy. The evaluation starts off with small country-wide surveys to know the popular responses, preferences and favorites regarding specific books. However, the public's choice of books is not all that makes a book, the National Bestseller . The Bestseller's list also takes into consideration, the individual sales of different books in a country's book stores. Extensive surveys are carried on in different bookstores, followed by compilation of the data. It is only after qualifying in all these rounds, that a book is ultimately declared a National Bestseller .
We just cannot call any old book a National Bestseller . Popular National Bestselling Books automatically speak about themselves; that they have the highest national recognition than any other books, in a specific geographical area or market. However, any book can become a National Bestseller , like some of those mentioned below:
American Best Sellers
- Illusions: the Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah – Richard Bach
- Watership Down – Richard Adams
- The Exorcist – William P. Blatty
- Sleeping Murder – Agatha Christie
Non-fictions
• The Interpretation of Murder Jed Rubenfeld
• The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson
• Love in the Present Tense by Catherine Ryan Hyde
• The Girls by Lori Lansens
Indian Best Sellers
- The Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand
- Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
- Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh
- The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
- The Glass Palace by Amitava Ghosh
National Bestsellers indeed voice the choice of the public; they tell us the popular likes and dislikes while deciding upon a book
