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Originally Posted by Fbone
As for proof, each person will have their own experiences and reach their own conclusions. For me (your quote of mine) is how I see it. Today there are 497 free titles added to Amazon and I looked at over 200 of them most with average of 4-5 stars. I don't look at erotica or spiritual/Christian titles. I do this daily hoping to find the next Hugh Howey or Shayne Parkinson. I guess I'm a sucker for titles that receive 34 out of 36 5-stars but am almost always disappointed when I see all the "Harriet Klausners" and similar reviewing. I read samples first if there are no or few reviews.
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I would guess without trying to lookup the original research that they're looking at things that have far more reviews than 36. I'm thinking that the number probably has to be in the couple hundred before there's any real statistical significance behind it. A lot of the indie type books probably just don't get enough reviews that this would be valid for them.