What is the difference between the book lists published by infloox and other types of lists already in existence—such as best-sellers lists, book-recommendation lists, and “best books” lists?
The difference is in the time frame as well as, in many cases, in the solidity and rigour of the information. Best-seller lists tell you which books are currently popular. They typically change frequently – every week or month. In addition, best-seller lists are based on book sales (that is, on number of books sold or dollars generated). Being related to a market, they are at the mercy of fluctuations. Book-recommendation lists, on the other hand, are typically based on one specific person’s preferences. They are sometimes incorporated in interviews, in which some famous person identifies some good “picks of the month”, for example. Although it is not always the case, these generally also tend (very much like best-seller lists) to be relatively short-lived and subject to frequent changes. One specific month (or year) someone may recommend some books, and some other time, their recommendation might be completely different, with almost no resemblances with previous lists. Like best-selle
