best seller
Hugely popular title
A best seller is a product, especially a book, that sells in very large numbers: Her memoir became an instant best seller.
The term often implies commercial success rather than critical merit.
Best-seller lists rank top-selling books by category.
Also spelled bestseller.
A best-selling author has produced one or more best sellers.
New and unusual
- authorCreator of written works
- hardcoverRigid-bound book format
- paperbackBook with flexible cover
- bookstoreShop selling printed works
manuscript · editor · literary · genre · fiction · reading · chapter · plot
Song at position one
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
- sensationPerceived stimulus or phenomenon
smash · page-turner · must-read · favorite · celebrated · acclaimed · runaway hit · megahit
Foundational and influential
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
classic · enduring · transformative · pioneering · cultural touchstone · book club pick · word of mouth · zeitgeist
Revenue from goods moved
- revenueBusiness income total
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- retailSales to end users
- demandForceful request or requirement
distribution · stock · merchandise · buyers · purchase · pricing · profitability · market share
novel
New and unusual
bookstore · manuscript · editor · literary · genre · fiction · reading · chapter · plot · narrative
chart-topper
Song at position one
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
sensation · smash · page-turner · must-read · favorite · celebrated · acclaimed · runaway hit · megahit · record-breaking
seminal
Foundational and influential
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
pivotal · classic · enduring · transformative · pioneering · cultural touchstone · book club pick · word of mouth · zeitgeist · canon
sales
Revenue from goods moved
demand · distribution · stock · merchandise · buyers · purchase · pricing · profitability · market share · reorder
- sales pitchesbuy now, shop now, act now, order now, call now
- Market Leadershipmarket share, monopoly, duopoly, market leader, number one
- Product Reviewsfive stars, four stars, three stars, two stars, one star
- pop culturememe, celebrities, memes, trending, fandoms
- Writer's Lifepen name, pseudonym, ghost writer, muse, writer's block
- money slangbucks, dough, moolah, cheddar, cash