* 3) Each
appearance on a
list gets an unweighted score based
on the ranking 4) Ranking scores are logarithmically determined (i.e. top scores are much more valuable than lower scores) 5) Each retailer weighted by approximate market share as determined by the editors of Digital Book World and Iobyte Solutions 6) Additional
appearance credit is awarded for appearing
on multiple
lists 7) Combined scores for the week determine
final score for each title 8) Titles are ranked by
final scores and also grouped into sub-
lists by price (four separate price - band
lists: $ 0 — $ 2.99; $ 3.00 — $ 7.99; $ 8.00 — $ 9.99; and $ 10.00 and above) 9) Minimum price that appeared at any point during the week
on any retailer is used for determine price band (assumption that low price is an important driver of ranking)
Seven Dog Years In Tibet For the
final Mastiff
on our
list, we've basically done a complete 180 in physical
appearance from the original English Mastiff.