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There were 11 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2000! Interesting Fact: Google was around and starting to get popular.
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There were 16 Bestseller Awards in 2001! Interesting Fact: Microsoft Windows XP was an operating system in 2001!
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There were 15 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2002! Interesting Fact: iTunes was around during 2002!
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There were 15 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2003! The Da Vinci Code was a Best-Seller for 17 weeks in 2003! Interesting Fact: Blu-Ray came out in 2003!
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There were 10 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2004! The Da Vinci Code was a Best-Seller for 26 Weeks! Interesting Fact: Facebook was invented in 2004!
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There were 12 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2005! Interesting Fact: A CBS Report states that CD Album Sales are declining and Downloads are increasing!
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There were 14 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2006! Interesting Fact: "Home-theater systems that connect your TV, DVD, CD player and iPod into one system will become more popular. These systems retail for about $999." -ABC News
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There were 14 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2007! Interesting Fact: The iPhone rolled out in 2007!
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There were 12 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2008! Interesting Fact: USB 3.0 was introduced in 2008! " USB 3.0 will be 10 times faster than the current USB 2.0 standard, and will increase the amount of electrical current that can be delivered through a USB cable." -Wired.com
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There were only 6 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2009! Interesting Fact: "Facebook now has more than 350 million users -- that's more people than live in the United States and is more than double the 150 million people who were on Facebook at the start of the year." -CNN.com
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There were only 8 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2010! Interesting Facts: iPad was around in 2010! Instagram was created as well!
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There were only 8 consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2011! Interesting Fact: The rise of e-Books!
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There were only 4 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2004! Interesting Fact: Fifty Shades of Grey was a Best Seller Award winner for 28 consecutive weeks!
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There were only 7 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2013! Interesting Fact: Temporary Social Media! AKA messages that disappear after viewing them! (Snapchat was founded in 2011, but became more popular now!)
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There were only 7 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2014! Interesting Fact: Ultra Private Smart Phones! New forms of viewing protection!
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There were only 7 Consecutive Bestseller Awards in 2015! Interesting Fact: The Girl on the Train was a Best Seller for 13 weeks in a row!
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Conclusions:
1) The number of Bestseller Awards has generally increased over the 15 year span!
2) The number of Consecutive Bestseller Awards has decreased over the 15 year span!
3) The years that see long sprees of a single Best-selling book generally survive because of the advances in technology and the ability for people to share the story with others.
