Amazon's Best Books of the Year is a list of best books

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. It is a list of best books picked by Amazon editors and customers. It began in 2000. Customer favorites are ranked according to the number of sales made through October, for books published in that calender year. The lists are usually announced in early November.

Best Books of the Year

2011http://www.amazon.com/b/?node=3321372011

• Top 100 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?plgroup=2&docId=1000744291
• Top 100 Customer Favorites.

2010http://www.amazon.com/b?node=2486012011

• Top 100 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?plgroup=1&docId=1000626091
• Top 100 Customer Favorites.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000628621

2009http://www.amazon.com/Best-2009-Books-Holidays-Seasonal/b?node=2233760011

• Top 100 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000444391
• Top 100 Customer Favorites.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000444381

2008http://www.amazon.com/Best-2008-Books-Holidays-Seasonal/b?node=1239030011

• Top 100 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000298741
• Top 100 Customer Favorites.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000298771

2007http://www.amazon.com/Best-2007-Books-Holidays-Seasonal/b?node=383166011

• Top 100 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000158311
• Top 100 Customer Favorites.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000158331

2006http://www.amazon.com/Best-2006-Holidays-Seasonal-Books/b?node=267550011

• Top 50 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/1000024441
• Top 50 Customer Favorites.http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/1000024451

2005http://www.amazon.com/Best-2005-Holidays-Seasonal-Books/b?node=15959201

• Top 50 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=593615
• Top 50 Customer Favorites.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=593614

2004http://www.amazon.com/Best-2004-Holidays-Seasonal-Books/b?node=13608671

• Top 50 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=546636
• Top 50 Customer Favorites.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=546638

2003http://www.amazon.com/Best-2003-Holidays-Seasonal-Books/b?node=10287051

• Top 50 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=509464
• Top 50 Customer Favorites.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=509486

2002http://www.amazon.com/Best-2002-Holidays-Seasonal-Books/b?node=1199652

• Top 50 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=400687
• Top 50 Customer Favorites.http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=400689

2001http://www.amazon.com/Best-2001-Holidays-Seasonal-Books/b?node=725796

• Top 25 Editors' Picks.http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/R19K0RVLABPKA3
• Top 25 Customer Favorites.http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/R2TRVU0F7TRZT1

2000http://www.amazon.com/Best-2000-Holidays-Seasonal-Books/b?node=524140