When the book starts to appear on bestseller lists. A book can hit the bestseller list but still not exceed expectations. Or am I not understanding your question?
<pedant> Actually, you can also call a book a "bestseller" in the US if it sells 100,000 copies. If it makes a particular bestseller list, it gets a more specific adjective: "A Podunk Picayune Best-Seller!" </pedant>
And thank you for the lovely email (which I have not gotten around to replying to because I am a Big Loser that way). It made me feel all warm and fuzzy.
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Date: 2005-09-16 03:49 pm (UTC)Question though: at what point does a book move from "exceeds expectations" to "best seller" status?
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Date: 2005-09-16 08:53 pm (UTC)---L.
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Date: 2005-09-17 05:35 pm (UTC)And congratulations, Sarah--!
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Date: 2005-09-17 06:44 pm (UTC)And thank you for the lovely email (which I have not gotten around to replying to because I am a Big Loser that way). It made me feel all warm and fuzzy.