[jackschultz]

I was going to say that this was a fun hack and neat to read about but the author seemed actually angry about this bug. It's a random thing that's kind of funny and probably will be fixed.

Though I am curious about the economics behind it. People really spending money on what they see is a "Best Seller" when it shouldn't be? Seems like most people buy books based on recommendations, not just going to Amazon and clicking on the best seller tab.

[ladybro]

I believe the author is angry at how many people in the author/publishing world flout this "bug" as a way to fool possible customers rather than the bug itself. He mentions working with a lot of NYT best-sellers and I can imagine it would be frustrating for people to claim they are on the same level after doing something like this.

[shloky]

This. The sheer quantity of terrible content marketers whose sole content is selling the idea that you can become a bestselling author who wear this badge is absurd.

[ktRolster]

  > It's a random thing that's kind of funny and probably will be fixed.

I don't think it will get fixed. Amazon chose to give the "best seller" title to the top book in each category. There is some justification for this, but mostly it makes people more likely to buy a book when they see the "best seller" label. Thus Amazon is incentivized to put the best seller label on as many books as possible.