But let’s not forget how this list-while it is the list-is manipulatable. The New York Times has two monthly audiobook bestseller lists: Fiction and Nonfiction. Google Play, Kobo, and Nook also have their own bestseller lists for audiobooks. But retailers focus on newer releases: Audible’s bestseller list has new Audible exclusives at the top of their list, Libro.FM’s bestseller list is all recent releases, and Scribd’s list sprinkles in old titles among newer ones. Libraries (like Overdrive and Hoopla) and community lists (like any of these on Goodreads) cover every book that’s ever been published. The interesting thing about bestseller lists is that it depends on the source. For audiobooks, our sources are limited: we have retailer lists that can be controlled by advertising, we have the monthly New York Times lists, and we have user-generated lists. There aren’t official lists with all-time data, like we have for the usual weekly print lists. Audiobooks have been on the upswing for years, and you may be wondering: What are the bestselling audiobooks of all time? The answer is a bit tricky to pin down.
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