Best Selling Poker Book eva..

[avatar77]

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When I walk by the poker section of B&N I often ask "what would a newbie buy?" He is more likely to reach for the books by TV players than say, "Theory of Poker."

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Maybe Theory of Poker is not the top bestseller but your statement above is incorrect. I can guarantee you that any of the following Two Plus Two books:
SSH
HOH I OR II
HEFAP

would have outsold any of the following:
any book written by: Phil Helmuth, Annie Duke, Antonio E, Barry Greenstein, or Daniel Negreanu.

SSH and HEPFAP will not likely stay in the top for too much longer b/c limit is falling way behind No Limit cash and tournaments in popularity.

I would say it is only a matter of time before Harrington's books become the best selling poker book of all time. It has established itself as the the gold standards for NL strategy.

[Gelford]

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It has established itself as the the gold standards for NL strategy.

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Cash ? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[choccypie]

I've always thought it was either Harringtons or Theory of Poker, judging by the fact these are probably the 2 most often recommended titles on these forums.

[BlueSmurf]

1) There can be little doubt HOH1 is the best-selling poker book of all times. All indicators point to it.

2) You're underestimating Hellmuth's PPLTP. I agree that most other name player books and DVDs quickly fade away, but Hellmuth's book actually had some real content (albeit bizarre at times), insofar as it deals with all kinds of normal poker variants, and its timing was awesome. It takes a while before you realise how bad it is in some places, but by that time, you have alkready bought it! C'mon, admit it, you own a copy [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] I do.

Cheers,

Smurf

[SuperUberBob]

Super System just because it's been in circulation for so long.

[avatar77]

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1) There can be little doubt HOH1 is the best-selling poker book of all times. All indicators point to it.

2) You're underestimating Hellmuth's PPLTP. I agree that most other name player books and DVDs quickly fade away, but Hellmuth's book actually had some real content (albeit bizarre at times), insofar as it deals with all kinds of normal poker variants, and its timing was awesome. It takes a while before you realise how bad it is in some places, but by that time, you have alkready bought it! C'mon, admit it, you own a copy [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] I do.

Cheers,

Smurf

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Yes, I do own a copy and the timing was good because it was one of the first books out of the poker boom.
When it did come out, it was a bestseller but it has since languished in obscurity because the word finally got out to the new masses that it was at best a very marginal book.
It's almost no where in site now but classics such as SS, Theory of Poker, SSH... are still there.
I would highly doubt it would even crack the top 10 in all time best sellers.

[DeadMoneyWalking]

Harrington on Hold'em has both advantages of being a 4 book and one written by a TV player.

There should be somewhere to get reliable data on books sales, I'll scout around.

[Gonso]

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I've always thought it was either Harringtons or Theory of Poker, judging by the fact these are probably the 2 most often recommended titles on these forums.

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You have to remember that only a fraction of the people who buy a poker book will even visit 2+2.