Most distributed books of all time

This is a list of literary works including novels, plays, series, collections of poems or short stories, and essays and other forms of literary nonfiction sorted by the number of languages they have been translated into. A best guess of the top 25 bestselling books of all time. Most translated books best, greatest of everything. According to guinness world records as of 1995, the bible is the best selling book of all time, with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed. The book is considered one of the most influential pieces of spanish literature of the spanish golden age, and. The 20 most influential books in history world economic. A 208 page book written in 2009 by journalist and author andrew taylor. Incorporated as a notforprofit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in geneva, switzerland, the forum is tied to no political. Harper lee, believed to be one of the most influential authors to have ever existed, famously published only a single novel up until its controversial sequel was published in 2015 just before her death.

These are the 12 most popular books of all time indy100. More copies have been distributed of the bible than of any other book. Has sold over 50,000000 copies sin its first print in 2001 14 points added 8 years ago by guest. The quran is also widely reported to be one of the most printed and distributed books worldwide, with billions of copies believed to be in. The worlds most widely distributed book watchtower. Don quixote is at the top of the most published books of all time list.

Researchers have collated the figures for the number of editions, translations and copies sold of the worlds most popular books these are the most loved tomes. Scholars can debate endlessly over which book is the best of all time, but finding out which ones have enjoyed the most commercial success should be a more concrete endeavor. What is the second best selling book of all time after the bible. Lolita, published in 1955, is one of the most famous controversial books of all time. Lees to kill a mockingbird was published in 1960 and became an immediate classic of literature. The most popular book of all time christian universities. According to guinness world records as of 1995, the bible is the bestselling book of all time, with an estimated 5 billion copies sold and distributed. The book alcoholics anonymous is not in the top ten books of all time. What are top 5 most widely printed and distributed books. Exact print statistics for such books are, in fact, not available, or inaccurate because many unrelated publishers have printed these books over several centuries. Rowlings harry potter series, which is the most successful movie franchise in the world. Amazons most sold charts rank books according to the number of copies sold and preordered through, amazon books stores, and books read through digital subscription programs once a customer has read a certain percentage roughly the length of a free reading sample. Top 10 marketing books of all time essential books for entrepreneurs who really want to understand how and why their customers buy.

From a brief history of time to a vindication of the rights of woman, the list has been unveiled ahead of academic book week, which takes place from 9 to 16 november. This is a list of the top 10 fictional books of all time needless to say, if you have not read these books, you probably should. I certainly agree with the majority of the selections. The alltime most popular books in the world revealed. The bible is easily one of the bestselling books of all time, but exact sales numbers are hard to nail down. Books guinness world records 2021 wild things guinness world. The top 10 most published books of all time les listes. Although it is impossible to obtain exact figures, there is little doubt that the bible is the worlds bestselling and most widely distributed book. Middlemarch is considered by many scholars to be one of the most important novels of the victorian era. The story has a beautiful simplicity that reflects the earlier time it so accurately depicts.

Completed in 2003 shortly before his death, 2666 is not only. This page provides lists of bestselling individual books and book series to date and in any. Unsurprisingly, childrens books and fairy tales dominate the list of the most translated books throughout history. The statistic presents alltime worlds bestselling books as of may 2012. We can just look at the sales numbers and rank them. Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. The most controversial books of all time readers digest. The alltime most popular books in the world revealed stylist. In the september the huffington post published an article by alexander carr listing the. Harper lees new novel go set a watchman, the followup to to kill a mockingbird, is set to become one of the fastestselling books of all time. However, there are a couple of books that most experts agree are probably two of the most popular books of all time. The holy texts of christianity and islam, respectively, these books have been printed billions of times. Some titles may have had more copies printed than some of these books, but a vast number of those books were not sold, so well assume that they did not get read.

The bible and quotations from chairman mao still vie for the top spot, with more than 6 billion published copies each by noel l. This book tops our list for one simple reason and that is that dracula has become one of the the most wellknown books of all time. This page includes a list of the 25 bestselling books of alltime as well as the 25 bestselling book series of all time. Inspired by the huffington posts attempt to list the top 15 bestselling books of all time, we offer a humble revision, expanding the list to 25 total.

A list of the best selling books of all time, fiction and nonfiction best sellers. Rowlings harry potter series, which is the most successful movie franchise in the world, ranked third with 400. List of literary works by number of translations wikipedia. Thousands of books are written, published and distributed every day.

In 1988, the united bible society reported that the number of languages and dialects into which complete books of the bible had been translated had reached 1,907. Is bible the worlds bestselling or mostread or most. First, in the story, the titular character read too many books about chivalry and romances. Top 10 most read books in the world based on number of books printed and sold over the last 50 years. What are the top 10 most printed books of all time. The truth that leads to eternal life, jehovahs witnesses 1968. This includes complete bibles in 310 languages and new testaments in 695 languages. A list of the bestselling or most distributed books in the world including the number one book, the bible. Lees to kill a mockingbird was published in 1960 and became an. Offer good on only not in our portlandarea stores on new and used copies of select titles, in the featured edition only. As more people seek education, the demand for knowledge increases and authors are striving to fulfill the demand. It is the story of the unhealthy obsession of the middleaged literary professor herbert humbert with the 12. My guess is that at least four of the five most printed books of all time are religious, because they tend to remain in demand year after year, century after century.

The worlds most widely distributed book the bible is the most widely read book in history. A list of the 50 greatest books of all time as determined by a panel of secret judges for globe and mail. A list of the top 20 academic books that have changed the world, as voted for by academic booksellers, librarians and publishers, has been revealed. The 10 most expensive books in the world the atlantic. The bible is the best selling and most widely distributed book in the world.

With their help, weve created two all time lists of classics. The bible, the quran, and quotation from chairman mao, often reported as the mostprinted and mostdistributed books worldwide have hundreds of millions of copies to their credit. Also, it is worth noting that some religious and political books such as the bible, quran, and quotations from chairman mao are believed to. The book written by pastorschris and anita oyakhilome has over 147 translations and distributed in over 193 countries of the world. Its amazing yes, but i think about 50% of these books are better than it. A hundred years from now no one will read the da vinci code, and maybe not harry potter though it has a better chance of surviving. What is striking about this novels violence is how emotionally unattached the protagonist is to it all, he has lost all feeling for anything but the thrill of the taboo. However, the book offers much more than a simple story of. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. List reflects works from multiple countries, cultures and time periods. Quotations from the works of mao tsetung 800 million copies 3. The top 20 academic books that changed the world times. I am not sure about the book but here are some amazing resources to distributed systems.

Since religious and political books, such as the holy bible, are often given away for free, they have not been included on this list. The world economic forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. The 21 bestselling books of all time howstuffworks. But you had better do a lot of marketing to support that effort, or those books will all come back. Unsurprisingly, the most popular book of all time has an interesting history. This article discusses the worlds bestselling books.

It is filled with the genuine, often flawed, characters that inhabit most small towns and whisks the reader back to a time when a real treat was attending a 10 cent movie or enjoying a cold drink or a chocolate sundae at the corner drug store. Distributors help you leverage your title by being part of a larger organization. With thousands of translations, over forty original authors, and a two millennium history, lets take a look at the trails, tribulations, changes, and status of the worlds most popular book. The most popular novel on this list was spanish novel don quixote which came in at fourth place with 500m copies sold, followed by j. A survey by the bible society concluded that around 2. This list is incomplete because there are many books, such as the count of. List of 100 best books of all time, as voted on by 100 writers in 54 different countries. From don quixote to american pastoral, take a look at the 100 greatest novels of all time the 100 greatest nonfiction books the 2015 version of the 100 best novels. Fallacies of distributed computing wikipedia distributed systems theory for the distributed systems engineer paper trail aphyrdistsysclass you can also. Writer james chapman created a list of the most read books in the world based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years.

Harper lees new novel go set a watchman, the followup to to kill a mockingbird, is set to become one of the fastestselling books of all. Bram stokers novel introduced the world to dracula, which has been depicted in a myriad of tv series, movies, cartoons and video games and so much more. The bible has also been translated more times, and into more languages, than any other book. This reading list shares the bestselling books of alltime and breaks down the top. As a result, he decides to become a knighterrant and explore the outside world. What is the best selling and most widely distributed book. Quotations from chairman mao zedong, mao zedong, 900 million.