http://www.listsofbests.com/list/39098 In an attempt to get more customers into their bookstores Waterstone's, one of the three chains which dominate the British retail book trade, came up with a brilliant plan. Customers in their bookstores and viewers of TV Channel 4's Book Watch programme were invited to fill in a questionnaire with 'the titles of the five books you consider the greatest of the century' and return it to Waterstone's. If they wished they could also leave a comment of 50 words or less on their favorite title. The questionnaire was very clearly a marketing device where respondents were asked for their names, addresses and were offered prizes for the 5 most persuasive comments. Over 25,000 people replied nominating over 5,000 titles and the names and authors of the 100 most-nominated books were published in 'W', Waterstone's own magazine, in January 1997 together with a leaflet giving further facts about the survey. 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