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# Emanuel memoir’s bestseller status splits on bulk-sale scrutiny
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/emanuel-memoirs-bestseller-status-splits-on-bulk-sale-scrutiny/
- Published: 2026-10-11T01:36:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T01:36:00.000Z
- Description: The Ankler’s Andy Lewis reports that Ari Emanuel’s memoir Roll the Calls hit No. 2 on the New York Times nonfiction list, but Publishers Weekly excluded it entirely after BookScan flagged excessive bulk sales among its 17,397 first-week copies.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Measurement, Andy Lewis, Ankler: Ari Emanuel bestseller list controversy

**Why it matters.** Publishers Weekly’s reliance on BookScan’s hard sales data, versus the Times’ opaque vetting process, means the same title can be a bestseller on one list and ineligible on another.

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