Comments on: Digital Book World aims for a more accurate ebook bestseller list http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/20/digital-book-world-aims-for-a-more-accurate-ebook-bestseller-list/ The economics of digital content Fri, 24 May 2013 02:22:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Michael Wallace http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/20/digital-book-world-aims-for-a-more-accurate-ebook-bestseller-list/#comment-133682 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:43:20 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=216673#comment-133682 It’s not exactly a “bestseller list” if it doesn’t show the books that have sold the most copies. Why not call it the “Highest Gross Revenue List?”

]]> By: Rusty Neff http://paidcontent.org/2012/08/20/digital-book-world-aims-for-a-more-accurate-ebook-bestseller-list/#comment-130461 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:10:28 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=216673#comment-130461 Ummmmm….why should a best seller list take into account how much revenue is being driven? If the best seller list is to show the most profitable books, it might still be a lower priced book. If it shows the most units sold, it will also show a lower priced book.

Gaming the system to show higher priced books at teh top is a blatant attempt to “show” that Amazon is being a dirty dog, and that is what most of the publishing world seems focused on.

Here’s a thought….the publishing world should focus on their readers.

I am a fan of strong writing, even if certain works don’t achieve huge sales. But to tweak best seller lists to raise the profile of books that don’t sell as well seems dishonest at best.

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