Word: dessauer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Kanfer first turned his attention from print to print-outs more than a year ago, when he asked John P. Dessauer, a leading book industry statistician, how TIME could have the nation's most accurate bestseller list. With advice from the American Booksellers Association, Dessauer devised a sample of some 1,200 stores in cities across the U.S., balanced according to location, type of store and local sales volume. The group includes dozens of independent shops and mini-chains, the two largest U.S. booksellers (B. Dalton and Walden) and one middle-sized national chain (Brentano's). Each participating...