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Q&A: How reliable are Amazon Sales Ranks?
QUESTION: I have noticed some dramatic, puzzling shifts in Amazon Sales Ranks lately. I have noticed many of my titles moving both up and down in large increments — hundreds of thousands of places within a day or two. It makes me question the reliability of Amazon’s rankings. I purchased eight copies of a new [...]
Q&A: Where is my book recommended on Amazon?
QUESTION: On the Amazon page where my novel is for sale, there are several other recommended books displayed under the heading, “Customers who bought this item also bought.” How is this list determined, and how can I find the other places on Amazon where my book appears? ANSWER: The list is often called the “Also-Bought” [...]
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Q&A: How many bookstore sales can I expect for each Amazon sale?
QUESTION: I have a book for sale on Amazon, and now I’m getting it distributed to bookstores. How many more sales can I expect when my book is available in stores? I’ve heard that if you get your books into the stores, you’ll sell more books — but how can I forecast the number of [...]
Free tools for tracking Amazon Sales Rank
It’s all too tempting to be hypnotized by the ups and downs of your book’s Amazon Sales Rank. Fortunately, indulging in this pastime no longer requires you to reload your Web browser each time you want to check your rank—several free services allow you to monitor sales ranks of your books and other titles. Just [...]
Researching the book market with TitleZ
One of the handiest free tools for book publishers is TitleZ.com, which provides charts of the Amazon Sales Rank for any book. Once you’ve set up your free account, TitleZ allows you to instantly retrieve historic and current sales rankings from Amazon and create printable reports with 7-day, 30-day, 90-day, and lifetime averages. This allows [...]
Q&A: Are Amazon Sales Ranks stuck again?
QUESTION: Have you noticed a problem with Amazon Sales Ranks? In the past week I’ve watched “in stock” inventory levels drop without seeing my Amazon Sales Rank rise. ANSWER: Amazon has definitely been having a problem calculating sales ranks since Thanksgiving time. So far, I have one title available on Amazon supplied through Lightning Source. [...]
Free software tracks Amazon sales ranks
I’m addicted to monitoring the Amazon Sales Ranks of my favorite books. Now, instead of refreshing various Web pages dozens of times each day looking for an update, I’m using a new software program called “Amazon Sales Rank Watcher.” It’s a nice little tool being offered free by a startup computer-publishing company in Washington state, [...]
Amazon adds category bestseller rankings to book detail pages