Whoopie! The book is now a bestseller (sort-of)

There are lots of bestseller lists. The New York Times list is the most famous, but other lists are assembled by USA Today, Publishers Weekly and booksellers such as Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com.

Like the Times, Amazon has several bestseller lists. Their main bestseller list includes 100 books from all categories. As of today, Sarah Palin's rogue book is at the top and The Magician's Elephant is at the bottom.

In the Amazon list of bestselling books about home based businesses, my Become a Real Self-Publisher hit #46 yesterday. It's behind books on poultry, catering and child care -- but ahead of books about landscaping, massage and bookkeeping.

I never thought of my book as being about a home-based business (I actually drive to an office five days a week), but I'll accept the honor.

I'm not buying any champage to celebrate, but it sure feels good to be on any bestseller list. And it's nice not being on the same list with Palin.