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Originally Posted by fjtorres
You didn't know the Kindle *Select* 25 list, like the Countdown timers, is only for KDP Select titles? That it is *supposed* to be marketing? That it is part of the incentives Amazon offers Indie publishers to go Amazon-exclusive?
Other promos (and the alsobots) are neutral, but that one isn't. |
The also boughts are NOT neutral. There is an algorithm for deciding how often and when a book shows up in also boughts. In the old days, it could be as little as one similar purchase but it is constantly being tweaked to determine who and how often.
The countdown timers are available to small publishers as well, I believe. However, they don't seem to work very well as a marketing tool. Originally I believe Amazon said there would be a list of books on countdown, but it was updated infrequently and/or missing. The last time I put a book in it (Soul of the Desert) it did appear in the list, but I don't know if anyone ever knew about or found the list.