Author loses spot in Top 10 after buying 400 copies of his own book

Mark Dawson’s purchase pushed his thriller The Cleaner up the Sunday Times chart, but the sales monitor Nielsen has now revised its figuresAuthor Mark Dawson has lost his Top 10 position in the Sunday Times bestseller charts for his thriller The Cleaner after revealing that he bought 400 copies himself to get a higher position. Related: An author bought his own book to get higher on bestseller lists. Is that fair? Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2020-07-22 11:24:02 UTC ]

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