ResultSource

ResultSource
Industry	Book Marketing
Founded	7 August 2006
Headquarters	San Diego, California, United States

ResultSource is a San Diego-based book marketing company that conducts "bestseller campaigns" on behalf of authors.

Amazon.com has stopped doing business with the company.^[3] The company was founded by Kevin Small.^[1]

The details of ResultSource's business are private and few in the publishing industry will speak openly about it.

Mark Driscoll contracted with ResultSource to place his book Real Marriage on the New York Times bestseller list for a $200,000 fee. The contract was for ResultSource "to conduct a bestseller campaign for your book, 'Real Marriage' on the week of January 2, 2012. The bestseller campaign is intended to place 'Real Marriage' on the New York Times bestseller list for the Advice How-to list." To achieve this, the contract stated that "RSI will be purchasing at least 11,000 total orders in one week." This took place and as a result, the book was successfully ranked #1 on the hardcover advice bestseller list on January 22, 2014.^[2] Driscoll later published an apology letter.^[4]

ResultSource was also implicated in Handbook for Mortals' 23 hour stint at the top of the New York Times Bestseller List.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. (February 22, 2013). "The Mystery of the Book Sales Spike – How Are Some Authors Landing On Best-Seller Lists? They're Buying Their Way". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kellogg, Carolyn (March 6, 2014). "Can bestseller lists be bought?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bercovici, Jeff (February 22, 2013). "Here's How You Buy Your Way Onto The New York Times Bestsellers List". Forbes. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
^ "Mark Driscoll Posts an Open Letter of Apology". Relevant Magazine. March 17, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.
^ Shapiro, Lila (September 29, 2017). "The Making (and Unmaking) of a 23-Hour Times Best Seller". Vulture. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

[jat-1] Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. (February 22, 2013). "The Mystery of the Book Sales Spike – How Are Some Authors Landing On Best-Seller Lists? They're Buying Their Way". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2023.

[kellogg2014-2] Kellogg, Carolyn (March 6, 2014). "Can bestseller lists be bought?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 7, 2014.

[bercovici-3] Bercovici, Jeff (February 22, 2013). "Here's How You Buy Your Way Onto The New York Times Bestsellers List". Forbes. Retrieved March 17, 2014.

[4] "Mark Driscoll Posts an Open Letter of Apology". Relevant Magazine. March 17, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2014.

[5] Shapiro, Lila (September 29, 2017). "The Making (and Unmaking) of a 23-Hour Times Best Seller". Vulture. Retrieved January 8, 2023.

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