tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post6617019025841064753..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: Amazon Rankings and Ice FishingThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-55463727928633378122014-02-11T01:59:11.939-05:002014-02-11T01:59:11.939-05:00Get the most exciting adventure of your life in on...Get the most exciting adventure of your life in one of the finest fly fishing destination in the world in Amazon. Browse at lagunalargalodge.net for <a href="http://www.lagunalargalodge.net/" rel="nofollow">Amazon fishing</a> and fly fishing amazon <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399707406712684241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-35659123403395764442014-02-11T01:58:36.663-05:002014-02-11T01:58:36.663-05:00Get the most exciting adventure of your life in on...Get the most exciting adventure of your life in one of the finest fly fishing destination in the world in Amazon. Browse at lagunalargalodge.net for <a href="http://www.lagunalargalodge.net/" rel="nofollow">Amazon fishing</a> and fly fishing amazon <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399707406712684241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-7715326579946815282014-02-11T01:55:22.089-05:002014-02-11T01:55:22.089-05:00Get the most exciting adventure of your life in on...Get the most exciting adventure of your life in one of the finest fly fishing destination in the world in Amazon. Browse at lagunalargalodge.net for <a href="http://www.lagunalargalodge.net/" rel="nofollow">Amazon fishing</a> and fly fishing amazon <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399707406712684241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-50134446621677233962008-10-15T07:32:00.000-04:002008-10-15T07:32:00.000-04:00I think you're right about "Amazon bestseller" it ...I think you're right about "Amazon bestseller" it does get rather specific. I DO think however if one manages to reach Amazon Bestseller (and names their specific rank, and has some kind of actual proof of it), for any given major category that has SOME merit.<BR/><BR/>Even if it was just a one day book buying blitz. If someone was able to rally 1,000 people or even several hundred in 1 day to buy a specific book, clearly this person knows how to market and has at least a small fan base already.<BR/><BR/>If I were an agent, it is someone I would take a little more seriously, provided of course their book was also actually worthy. Some people have a lot of marketing savvy but no writing skills and bad word of mouth spreads faster than good.Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589718828140163088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-52439589223012131702008-08-22T15:34:00.000-04:002008-08-22T15:34:00.000-04:00Which part of knocking books with legitimate sales...Which part of knocking books with legitimate sales down the rankings is victimless? If that isn't 'costing' those authors something then why do you consider rankings important?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-11186303211128118792008-07-25T20:09:00.000-04:002008-07-25T20:09:00.000-04:00What's the deal with Amazon Corporate? Do you get ...What's the deal with Amazon Corporate? Do you get better rates on book buying?<BR/><BR/>(I tried to figure this out from their website, but no luck so far...)wrigleyfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541776159874844584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-38040686970387818612008-07-25T12:07:00.000-04:002008-07-25T12:07:00.000-04:00Perhaps I'm full of it, but some new authors might...Perhaps I'm full of it, but some new authors might buy a quantity of their own books to sell at different events, especially new authors.<BR/><BR/>I'm writing sci-fi and if I got published, I'd want to market the book at sci-fi conventionsRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590378312479864766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-44765230375088490732008-07-18T09:06:00.000-04:002008-07-18T09:06:00.000-04:00You should avoid "firstly, secondly, lastly...", e...You should avoid "firstly, secondly, lastly...", even in blog posts; and especially if you're a writer.<BR/><BR/>"First, second, last" is enough.<BR/><BR/>But perhaps another reason to avoid firstly, secondly and lastly is that they resemble hypercorrections--inappropriate forms substituted for perfectly good ones, out of a desire to sound especially correct.<BR/><BR/>While it's not completely wrong, it doesn't read well in an academic sense when you're trying to hand out advice regarding the craft of writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-12675111565484959982008-07-17T20:22:00.000-04:002008-07-17T20:22:00.000-04:00I'm using rankforest.com, and even though it claim...I'm using rankforest.com, and even though it claims for the fee I'm paying it ranks hourly, it obviously doesn't. I'm not very happy with it at the moment, but I'll stick with it for another month or so and see what happens.The Rejecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-21085032786775386462008-07-17T20:01:00.000-04:002008-07-17T20:01:00.000-04:00What tracking service are you using? That sounds ...What tracking service are you using? That sounds interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-9619233885465594342008-07-17T06:36:00.000-04:002008-07-17T06:36:00.000-04:00I've blogged elsewhere about how bragging on Amazo...I've blogged elsewhere about how bragging on Amazon rankings feels like an amateur trick to me already. Especially since most of the time it's something like, "My book was the number one book on dealing with bunions when pregnant and holding a sheep!"--a totally small, subsubsubgenre that means nothing, and most people with any publishing experience know it means nothing.Staciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969399927758009095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-51089231974727154412008-07-17T00:01:00.000-04:002008-07-17T00:01:00.000-04:00LOL! Do you know how many times I read the title ...LOL! Do you know how many times I read the title of this post before I realized you'd written "Amazog" rather than Amazon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-62962269064268009202008-07-16T22:55:00.000-04:002008-07-16T22:55:00.000-04:00very interesting...this is an area where I do not ...very interesting...this is an area where I do not know much at all...thanks for the valuable info.Elizabeth Byler Yountshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05063220668900409811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-62811584087314574622008-07-15T17:02:00.000-04:002008-07-15T17:02:00.000-04:00Thanks for a succinct summary here. It helps put s...Thanks for a succinct summary here. It helps put several things in perspective. (I've never bought anything because of an email blast either.) I'm not sure there are enough hours in my day to worry about manipulating the Amazon rankings. 8-)Kristi Hollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480214912307187314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-82860418678861405852008-07-15T11:35:00.000-04:002008-07-15T11:35:00.000-04:00I've written 4 books on ice fishing.I've written 4 books on ice fishing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-82869210168552144692008-07-14T22:56:00.000-04:002008-07-14T22:56:00.000-04:00How to get above Amazon rank 2000:Well, I just saw...How to get above Amazon rank 2000:<BR/><BR/>Well, I just saw Glen bEck interview the guy who wrote THE RULES OF DECEPTION, which is released tomorrow, on CNN.<BR/><BR/>I immediatey went to Amazon and checked the ranking:<BR/><BR/>#20<BR/>(of course, he was also a bestseller before this) <BR/><BR/>I have also been watching the rank of THE GARGOYLE which has made sub 500 well before it comes out, but does bounce around a bit.<BR/><BR/>I just wonder how many sales those numbers trnslate to. I guess if you can hit under 2000, even for a few seconds, you will have made some $$$, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-50213637387542598262008-07-14T22:33:00.000-04:002008-07-14T22:33:00.000-04:00Somewhere out there, someone must have charted the...Somewhere out there, someone must have charted the bell curve a marketing gimmick makes, from the (increasingly short) period where it's cool, fresh, and innovative, to the (increasingly high) top of the bell when it catches on and everybody and their brother does it, to the slide down to the long tail where it's considered a stupid noob trick. I predict that within another few months to a year, agents are going to start writing rants about how they're sick of hearing about POD authors' &%!$ Amazon ratings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-66854983290858518122008-07-14T22:18:00.000-04:002008-07-14T22:18:00.000-04:00I too have watched Amazon rankings with wonder and...I too have watched Amazon rankings with wonder and bewilderment (unfortunately so far, not for one of my own books) and I enjoyed this explanation. Thank you for an excellent post!Erin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372798979009008131noreply@blogger.com