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Originally Posted by gmw
I'm not sure why you say "very narrow niche". As I said above, many readers read much more widely than you describe for yourself. This is not meant as any sort of criticism, simply an observation. By including tags and genre categories that accurately reflect the book, the author is looking wider rather than narrower ... or that's how I see it.
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And the more 'tags' a given book has the better the chance that it will come up in a search on a site like say Amazon. Some people like Mysteries, some like Adventure, etc. and if a given book has elements of two or more genre's so that it might appeal to the tastes of different groups of readers that increases the chances of the author making a sale and therefore making a bit more $ from their labors. I think it's also the basis of large stores like Amazon who don't just sell one type of item as well. Want a copy of the latest movie on DVD? A new pair of designer jeans? New glassware? etc. By not limiting themselves to a set product such stores increase the chances of making a profit. Books just do it via the tags that the author puts in when they upload their book that's all.