Kochman said he has reached out to other publishers, among them W.W. Charles Kochman, editorial director of Abrams ComicArts, Abrams' graphic novel imprint, said comics publishers were concerned: “How can we, as publishers of comics and graphic novels, communicate the success of a book, both in-house and in the marketplace?” The decision to discontinue the graphic novels and manga lists has spurred discussion and concern on the comics community on social media. Readers will be notified that individual lists will no longer be compiled and updated by the New York Times on the relevant article pages."Īmong the lists that appear to have disappeared are the graphic novel/manga and the mass market paperback lists as well as the middle grade e-book and young adult e-book lists. Several more including Paperback Trade Fiction, Paperback Nonfiction, Business, Sports, Science, and Advice Miscellaneous will remain online. Our major lists will remain, including: Top 15 Hardcover Fiction, Top 15 Hardcover Nonfiction, Top 15 Combined Print and E Fiction, Top 15 Combined Print and E Nonfiction, Top 10 Children's Hardcover Picture Books, Top 10 Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Chapter Books, Top 10 Children's Young Adult Hardcover Chapter Books, and Top 10 Children's Series. The change allows us to devote more space and resources to our coverage beyond the bestseller lists. We will continue to cover all of these genres of books in our news coverage (in print and online). In recent years, we introduced a number of new lists as an experiment, many of which are being discontinued. "Beginning February 5, the New York Times will eliminate a number of print but mostly online-only bestseller lists. In a long statement from the NYT, the company explained the changes this way:
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