Comments on: Amazon sales rank: What the heck does it mean?

By: The Story behind Amazon Reviews in India

The Story behind Amazon Reviews in India — Fri, 20 May 2022 11:49:43 +0000

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By: Creating eBook- part 4- published, how many copies sold? – Vast

Creating eBook- part 4- published, how many copies sold? – Vast — Sun, 08 May 2022 19:30:09 +0000

[…] LinkedIn it jumped back up to 350k. So a real change in direction. I then came across this article ranking on Amazon for book sales so it doesn’t seem too dramatic, only another one sold, so it looks like 2 book sales to […]

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:38:51 +0000

In reply to Tom Brewster. Sounds to me like you're doing GREAT, Tom! Sandy

By: Tom Brewster

Tom Brewster — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:35:09 +0000

I’m checking several times a day to see the fluctuation in numbers on my new book, The Road to FLoradixie. I had no idea what it meant, but I noticed that my first book, The Hung Jury was beginning to fluctuate, and the numbers for The Hung Jury were actually better than The Road to Floradixie. I’ve gotten down to less than five thousand on both in mystery thrillers, and I was hoping that was a good sign. I see now that I’m a long way from anywhere. Sigh!

By: Sandra Beckwith

Sandra Beckwith — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:47:57 +0000

In reply to Bob Szczech.

Great question, Bob. The thinking is that when an author includes “best-selling author” or “best-selling book” in marketing efforts, it gives readers proof that the book is good, so they should buy it. The problem is that authors who do this don’t say that it was an Amazon category best-seller, not a NY Times best-seller, which is certainly misleading. And readers are getting wise to this.

You might be interested in this article by my friend Marcia Layton Turner on the Association of Ghostwriters site:
http://associationofghostwriters.org/what-does-bestseller-mean/

Sandy

By: Bob Szczech

Bob Szczech — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:27:05 +0000

If the ranking and bestseller banner are so fleeting then what’s the point? How does it translate into more sales if nobody sees it?

By: David P Perlmutter

David P Perlmutter — Wed, 10 May 2017 16:33:05 +0000

One of my books, Wrong Place Wrong Time has been and currently is a #1 bestseller in #WhiteCollarCrime and #TimeOut in the UK. Plus has been ##1 in #TrueCrime in #Australia and #AMERICA…. Over 330 x 5* reviews.

By: Randi Minetor

Randi Minetor — Mon, 08 May 2017 15:12:45 +0000

Jenna, I think this is a case in which the system is just not working as well as it should. I’ve been all kinds of weird issues with the ranking system over the years. Amazon is unlikely to admit to me or anyone that it’s not as good as it could be.

By: Jenna Rose Robbins

Jenna Rose Robbins — Mon, 08 May 2017 15:04:35 +0000

In reply to Randi Minetor. Thanks for checking, but both of the categories where I was #1 have far more than 100 books — over 2000 books in each. These are the categories: Humor & Entertainment > Pop Culture > Music Arts & Photography > Music > History & Criticism

By: Kathy Steinemann

Kathy Steinemann — Mon, 08 May 2017 15:04:12 +0000

In reply to Randi Minetor. Thanks for this helpful information, Randi. Who knew?