Interesting Experiment for Freepers

self | 4/11/05 | LS

[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

[Petronski]

All three.

[QQQQQ]

I don't believe it's the hits.

They say it's SALES, and I believe it. There is no incentive for them to lie and count hits instead of sales.

"This list, updated hourly, contains top-selling items that are currently available for purchase."

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/new-for-you/top-sellers/-/books/all/ref=b_tn_bh_be/104-1774827-1270358


I think you know it as well, you just want to generate some traffic and publicize the books you mention. This is not very imaginative.

[angelanddevil2]

I did it for the 3 of them. I hit the two versions of "Enemies, foreing and domestic".

[eskimo]

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.

What passes for Freepers these days seems to include a lot of partially reformed liberals and can in no way be considered supporters of traditional conservative ideals.

[SlowBoat407]

Ba-da-bump-bump-bump!

[Loud Mime]

People who bought this book also bought:

Earth in the Balance by Al Gore
Steal this Book by Abbie Hoffman
How to Represent Yourself in the Supreme Court by Larry Flynt
My Road to the Dictatorship by Hillary Clinton

[LS]

Um, maybe someone who actually has an agent?

[LS]

Wrong. That's why I said don't hit my book if you don't want to. Like the NY Times list, the formula of how Amazon #s are determined are VERY secretive, despite what your little post from their site says. There are SEMINARS in how to move your book on Amazon, and even those people admit they don't know all the intricacies.

For ex---this applies to the Times---my agent has had a book sell 90,000 and not get on, and one sell 25,000 and get on. Now, some of that is competitor sales at the time . . . but much of it has to do with which stores they take their data from.

[GOPJ]

bump

[theFIRMbss]

>Are you insane? WHO/in the world would listen to/what their agent says?!?!
>>Um, maybe someone who actually has an agent?

A minister, a doctor, and a literary agent are all playing golf. As they approach the third tee, they notice that the foursome in front of them is playing very slowly. These guys are helping each other line up their putts, they all stand around while each other hits, and they're generally taking far too long to play golf.

By the time the minister, doctor, and agent make the turn, they've had enough, and complain to the ranger about the slow play. Patiently, the ranger reveals that the foursome is a team of blind firemen who lost their vision while entering a burning house to save an entire family, and their eyes were singed. "We let them play for free," he explains, and asks the group to be understanding.

The minister feels terrible, and insists, "I'll offer a prayer for each of them and their families."

The doctor says, "I'm going to give them free medical treatment for their bravery."

The agent screams, "CAN'T THEY PLAY AT NIGHT?"

[itsamelman]

bumped all three...

[mdittmar]

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #389 in Books

[Texas_Jarhead]

visited all three

[Echo Talon]

did all 3

[snakechopper]

Just did all 3.

[add925]

Bump & run completed....

[Teflonic]

Perhaps it only counts hits by those logged in to Amazon?

[QQQQQ]

Please accept my apology. I am very sorry for jumping to conclusions. I don't normally do that. After I posted my post, I regretted the way I phrased it too.

I AM SORRY.

Thank you for being very kind in responding.

[maine-iac7]

I also understand that they will delete negative reviews posted on lib books - that would be an interesting thing to research also.

Pick 3 books by liberals, post some really neg comments - not nasty, just bad...and then see how long your comment stays there...wish I could remember the book someone told me about that this happened with

[LS]

No prob. I wanted to offer several books by Freepers so we had a big enough "sample" to see if anything happened. Unfortunately, last I looked, my book improved (about 10 spots) and the other guys' books actually FELL. Ugh.