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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
I know that I'm prone to hyperbole (it comes from my marketing background, I think), but this looks like it might be a truly fantastic deal.
First, it's free.
Second, it's huge, at 720 pages.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find any ratings for it. Could it be because it was published just a little over a month ago? Could be. However, it has already attained a #1 seller rating in 2 Kindle store categories.
The ebook is Founding Fathers – The Men Behind the Revolution: Complete Biographies, Articles, Historical & Political Documents: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander ... James Madison and George Washington. Authors: L. Carroll Judson; John (Lawyer) Jay; 2 more.
The link is here.
If you're "into" this kind of subject, get it now. There's no telling how much the book will be after this free promotion! |
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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
I am assuming you mean #1 in a sub-category. Let me look at that book.
It is no longer rated #1. Being free has a totally different set of ratings.
I have long since forgotten the book and the author, but he was bragging about being a best seller because he was number one in a sub-category. I looked. There were 5 books in that category for free.
He promptly dropped back to the millions when the promotion was over.
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I'm shooting from the hip here (a metaphor that West Texans can understand) . . . .
Yeah, I guess that "sub-category" would be correct, or more correct than "category." But, question, how would someone know if it was #1 in a category or not. Wouldn't he or she have to check every single sub-category to find the one that was #1? Of course, with Amazon's supercomputer, it wouldn't be a problem to do it (the IRS' is getting very good, too. But, it was an honest mistake; I'm working to correct it. Really.)--it would make the ones at the NSA and Defense Department look like personal, home desktop computers, I'm sure.
Anyway, in the hits from a search for a book, Amazon will put a small banner alongside it saying "bestseller" ("or best seller"--I don't remember) for an item that is the #1 seller in a sub-category.
I'll consider what you said in your last paragraphs--well, you don't actually use paragraphs--but what you said at the end. I may make some changes. But if you can't use the Amazon sub-category ratings, what are they good for? I suppose that they could be just one more factor, along with ratings, to give you some idea of how good the book is.
Don't be a stranger. To the thread.