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Interesting Experiment for Freepers
self | 4/11/05 | LS

Posted on 04/11/2005 12:47:08 PM PDT by LS

Freepers, my agent told me he had come across reports that suggested that the Amazon rankings of books are partly (even mostly) driven by "hits" on that book's site as opposed to "scans" of actual sales. I'd appreciate some help testing this: I will list three Freeper books, and ask you each to go to their Amazon site. Let's see if there is a sudden change in the numbers. (PS, if you think I'm going this to bump up my own Amazon ratings, then please ignore my book and JUST do the other two.)

Matthew Bracken, "Enemies, Foreign and Domestic." http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0972831010/qid=1113248489/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-8532284-7986326,

#71,420

Mark Goldblatt, "Africa Speaks," http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157962037X/qid=1113248675/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/104-8532284-7986326

#811,994

Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, "A Patriot's History of the United States," http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1595230017/qid=1105121728/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8532284-7986326?v=glance&s=books

#391


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KEYWORDS: authors; bestsellers; books
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If my agent's theory is correct, we should see some remarkable shifts here.
1 posted on 04/11/2005 12:47:09 PM PDT by LS
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To: LS

Hey, I'm game for playing a game on Amazon!


2 posted on 04/11/2005 12:49:33 PM PDT by freemama
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To: LS

bumped all three.


3 posted on 04/11/2005 12:50:40 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
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To: LS

done all 3


4 posted on 04/11/2005 12:50:40 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (The MRS wanted to go to an expensive place to eat so I took her to the gas station.)
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To: LS

Done, I hope this is not true, but let's see.


5 posted on 04/11/2005 12:50:48 PM PDT by marine86297 (I'll never forgive Clinton for Somalia, my blood is on his hands)
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To: LS

Clicked your links to help with your experiment! (o;


6 posted on 04/11/2005 12:51:30 PM PDT by LibertyRocks
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"Matthew Bracken, "Enemies, Foreign and Domestic."

#71,420

Mark Goldblatt, "Africa Speaks,"

#811,994

Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, "A Patriot's History of the United States,"

#391

7 posted on 04/11/2005 12:51:43 PM PDT by lepton ("It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into"--Jonathan Swift)
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To: LS

Hit 'em all. Now I need to go buy yours.


8 posted on 04/11/2005 12:52:52 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: LS

Bumped all three. Keep us posted.


9 posted on 04/11/2005 12:52:56 PM PDT by BullDog108 ("Conservatives believe in God. Liberals think they are God." ---Ann Coulter)
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OK. I did it. But I ain't gonna buy your book.


10 posted on 04/11/2005 12:54:23 PM PDT by cowboyway (My heroes have always been cowboys.)
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>Freepers, my agent told me . . .

Are you insane? WHO
in the world would listen to
what their agent says?!?!

11 posted on 04/11/2005 12:54:29 PM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: LS

Bumped 'em


12 posted on 04/11/2005 12:54:32 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: LS

Each FReeped.


13 posted on 04/11/2005 12:55:08 PM PDT by DoctorMichael (The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: LS

I hit all three.


14 posted on 04/11/2005 12:55:22 PM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: BullDog108

So far, no movement. I'll check for multiples of 10s.


15 posted on 04/11/2005 12:55:28 PM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of news)
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bump for all 3

Nam Vet

16 posted on 04/11/2005 12:55:54 PM PDT by Nam Vet (MSM reporters think the MOIST dream they had the night before is a "reliable source".)
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To: LS

Done for all 3


17 posted on 04/11/2005 12:57:14 PM PDT by marblehead17 (I love it when a plan comes together.)
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Bumped


18 posted on 04/11/2005 12:58:00 PM PDT by scott0347 (Commander of the 0347th Lancer Brigade, Operator of the Immaculate Steamroller)
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To: LS

One hit each from here.


19 posted on 04/11/2005 12:58:25 PM PDT by ChefKeith (Apply here to be added to the NASCAR Ping List, Daytona is done but we got 30 more races to go...)
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bumped all three


20 posted on 04/11/2005 12:58:46 PM PDT by hoosierboy
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