The 40% discount doesn’t mean anything — it’s a marketing gimmick that all publishers use. The ranking, otoh, does indeed mean the book is not doing that well.
“The 40% discount doesn’t mean anything — it’s a marketing gimmick that all publishers use. The ranking, otoh, does indeed mean the book is not doing that well.”
True, it’s the ranking that matters, although a mark-down of 40% is more than usual. Barnes & Noble marks-down a lot of hard-cover new releases 10-20%.