Fun Fact: least bestselling books
Sorting the products by bestselling shows the most popular resources first. But what happens when browsing to the very bottom of the list? I found out.
On the very bottom, the following facsimile book is found:
In case you're wondering, what this book is about, I asked ChatGPT...
The book titled “The Chart and Scale of Truth: By Which to Find the Cause of Error” consists of lectures delivered before the University of Oxford at the lecture series established by the Reverend John Bampton, M.A. The author, Edward Tatham, explores methods to discern truth from error. Although the exact content of Volume II is not specified, the work as a whole aims to provide intellectual insights and guidance in navigating the complexities of understanding and identifying erroneous beliefs.
Removing facsimiles from the products list puts a lot of ebooks at the bottom. The last one is the following:
Amor al aire | Logos Bible Software
Not very surprising...
However, what is surprising is the least bestselling English ebook, which is not Latino romance (nor any other romance, or even a novel).
Understanding Scripture: Forty Things to Know about the Christian Bible | Logos Bible Software
It looks like a solid introduction to the Bible. This one leaves me wondering why...
Filtering out the ebooks as well leaves us with only Logos editions. On the bottom there's another surprise:
Český Studijní Překlad (Czech Study Bible) | Logos Bible Software
Maybe the number of users who grab everything that's free just because it's free is a lot lower than I would have thought. The least bestselling non-free Logos resource is:
A Handbook on Paul's Letter to the Ephesians | Logos Bible Software
That comes as another surprise, but maybe it's so far down at the bottom because it's part of many base packages, and currently not even available as a standalone purchase. So the least bestselling non-free Logos edition, that's not in any library or BP, is:
Time to use ChatGPT again...
“The Pentateuch Vindicated from the Objections and Misrepresentations of Bishop Colenso” is a work by Peter Davidson, a reverend. In this book, Davidson addresses the criticisms and misrepresentations made by Bishop John William Colenso. Colenso’s objections to the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, are scrutinized by Davidson. Additionally, the book delves into the possible motivations behind Colenso’s controversial writings. The lectures within the book provide a thorough examination of Colenso’s politics and actions during his tenure as a bishop in South Africa.
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That was a fun little excursion. I would always consider grabbing a Bampton Lecture book, especially if I could get it with FL Connect.
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Jan Krohn said:
However, what is surprising is the least bestselling English ebook, which is not Latino romance (nor any other romance, or even a novel).
Understanding Scripture: Forty Things to Know about the Christian Bible | Logos Bible Software
It looks like a solid introduction to the Bible. This one leaves me wondering why...
The tales of a distribution are thin. If someone were to buy two or three copies of this resource, it could very well move it a couple hundred places up the list.
Interesting anti-list...thanks for posting!
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I'm intrigued by the The Chart and Scale of Truth: By Which to Find the Cause of Error books. If they were philosophy or logic texts, I'd be interested. But mere facsimiles (which I expect to behave like crude PDF files) and no sample, I'dpass.
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As a followup, Copilot found some information on those books:
[quote]“The Chart and Scale of Truth: By Which to Find the Cause of Error” is a book by Edward Tatham, a British clergyman and theologian, published in 1790. It consists of eight lectures that he delivered at the University of Oxford as part of the Bampton Lectures, a series of annual lectures on Christian theology. The book aims to provide a rational and historical method for discovering the truth in matters of religion, morality, and science. It also defends the Anglican Church and criticizes the Roman Catholic Church, the Deists, and the Methodists.
The book is available online in two volumes at Internet Archive and Google Books. There are no modern reviews or summaries of the book, as it is an obscure and outdated work that has little relevance to contemporary readers. However, you can find some brief descriptions of the book and its author in various historical and biographical sources, such as [Dictionary of National Biography], [Encyclopaedia Britannica], and [Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]. These sources provide some background information on Tatham’s life, career, and views, as well as some critical assessments of his book and its impact.
So, I guess I saved myself $1.98, as it's not something I'm interested in.
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