[wjnc]

From the OP: "Buying your way onto the bestseller list is not technically illegal, nor is it that hard if you know how."

It's a pretty awesome ploy, with one caveat: to make real money, somewhere, someone should produce something of value. Even if they offline kickstart this book into "#1 bestseller", at least the movie should be good enough for YA.

[Turing_Machine]

There are at least two companies that will guarantee (guarantee, mind you) a slot on the NYT list in exchange for a fee.