Comments on: HUNTRESS soars up the charts…huh??!? http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:10:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources » The Mystery of Huntress Year One’s Amazon Ranking http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3169990 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:45:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3169990 [...] Some folks were wondering why Huntress: Year One shot up the charts on Amazon to becoming the #1 book on Amazon. [...] […] Some folks were wondering why Huntress: Year One shot up the charts on Amazon to becoming the #1 book on Amazon. […]

]]> by: Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » Linkarama@Newsarama http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3164503 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:51:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3164503 [...] Maybe Batman or Oracle could figure this one out: Is Huntress: Year One suddenly a huge gigantic hit for some reason? Amazon says so. But then, Amazon says a lot of funny things lately, don’t they? (Mystery posed by Heidi MacDonald). [...] […] Maybe Batman or Oracle could figure this one out: Is Huntress: Year One suddenly a huge gigantic hit for some reason? Amazon says so. But then, Amazon says a lot of funny things lately, don’t they? (Mystery posed by Heidi MacDonald). […]

]]> by: matches http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3164201 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:38:24 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3164201 Clearly not on par with Watchmen, but this was a nice little book. It works pretty well as a companion piece to Rucka's Cry For Blood. I'm interested in seeing some more comic work from Ivory Madison. Clearly not on par with Watchmen, but this was a nice little book. It works pretty well as a companion piece to Rucka’s Cry For Blood. I’m interested in seeing some more comic work from Ivory Madison.

]]> by: Almightygosh http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3163996 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:52:40 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3163996 I've had people in comic book stores come up to me, with rampant excitement, and tell me that Huntress: Year One is as good as Watchmen. So someone. Somewhere. Out there. Feels very justified. I’ve had people in comic book stores come up to me, with rampant excitement, and tell me that Huntress: Year One is as good as Watchmen.

So someone. Somewhere. Out there. Feels very justified.

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3163936 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:24:26 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3163936 Lower tier book from major comics publisher gets publicity: WIN Relatively unnown writer gets noticed by Publishers Weekly, and by readers of PW blog: WIN Author's website, a business site to help promote authors, some who read this blog, gets some notice: WIN Graphic novel fans notice sales spike, consider reading the book: WIN (conjecture) Review copies sent with promotional material (perhaps mentioning sales on Amazon) generate publicity for author and website: WIN Author's reputation as savy marketeer is polished: WIN Book released in February continues to sell months later: WIN If sales of mini-series and/or book are profitable, author might receive more work from DC. If copies are sent to other publishers, and press is favorable, author might receive offers of employment. One big minus: no hook to handsell book or grab attention. No "she's the daughter of Batman-Catwoman in an alternate universe". No "what if Batman had been a girl?" No "what if Batman's father had been a mafia don?" Hmm... what royalty do creators get when a book sells? Lower tier book from major comics publisher gets publicity: WIN
Relatively unnown writer gets noticed by Publishers Weekly, and by readers of PW blog: WIN
Author’s website, a business site to help promote authors, some who read this blog, gets some notice: WIN
Graphic novel fans notice sales spike, consider reading the book: WIN
(conjecture) Review copies sent with promotional material (perhaps mentioning sales on Amazon) generate publicity for author and website: WIN
Author’s reputation as savy marketeer is polished: WIN
Book released in February continues to sell months later: WIN

If sales of mini-series and/or book are profitable, author might receive more work from DC.

If copies are sent to other publishers, and press is favorable, author might receive offers of employment.

One big minus: no hook to handsell book or grab attention. No “she’s the daughter of Batman-Catwoman in an alternate universe”. No “what if Batman had been a girl?” No “what if Batman’s father had been a mafia don?”

Hmm… what royalty do creators get when a book sells?

]]> by: Ready http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3163301 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:29:24 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3163301 Rob S - you are assuming she is spending her own money. She's had Redroom staff working promoting her book for weeks, it's not so difficult to believe that the book money came out of a company marketing budget. Also, giving away a bunch of free books isn't such a bad idea. If some people don't like it, they won't say anything; who trashes an author who just gave you a free book? And the people who do like it may write something good. So you won't get any negative reviews, and will probably get some positive ones. Rob S - you are assuming she is spending her own money. She’s had Redroom staff working promoting her book for weeks, it’s not so difficult to believe that the book money came out of a company marketing budget.

Also, giving away a bunch of free books isn’t such a bad idea. If some people don’t like it, they won’t say anything; who trashes an author who just gave you a free book? And the people who do like it may write something good. So you won’t get any negative reviews, and will probably get some positive ones.

]]> by: Episode 85 - We are the Black Hole http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3163208 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:41:47 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3163208 [...] HUNTRESS: YEAR ONE JUMPS UP AMAZON SALES CHART [...] […] HUNTRESS: YEAR ONE JUMPS UP AMAZON SALES CHART […]

]]> by: The Beat http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3163152 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:02:18 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3163152 This is the first chance I've had today to clean up this thread and I have removed a few posts that seemed to me to be unduly personal. I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with a writer aggressively promoting their work. It's definitely an oddball story, but let's not get nasty here. This is the first chance I’ve had today to clean up this thread and I have removed a few posts that seemed to me to be unduly personal. I don’t think there’s anything inherently wrong with a writer aggressively promoting their work. It’s definitely an oddball story, but let’s not get nasty here.

]]> by: shags http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162504 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:09:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162504 phunengames: "My question is with all the Wolverine promos, why don’t we see Wolverine trades at the top of Amazon? How is it that is seems DC’s media products have helped sale of DC trades on Amazon much more than Marvel? Were there any must have Iron or Hulk trades on Amazon last year?" I think that's more a testament to DC's marketing of their books than anything else. They're very good at it and are able to promote related books of interest that have an easy entry point for readers. Marvel seems to focus more on single issue comics when a movie comes out instead of collected editions. Just giving their website a quick glance, I don't even see a single mention of the term "graphic novel" on their main page phunengames: “My question is with all the Wolverine promos, why don’t we see Wolverine trades at the top of Amazon? How is it that is seems DC’s media products have helped sale of DC trades on Amazon much more than Marvel? Were there any must have Iron or Hulk trades on Amazon last year?”

I think that’s more a testament to DC’s marketing of their books than anything else. They’re very good at it and are able to promote related books of interest that have an easy entry point for readers. Marvel seems to focus more on single issue comics when a movie comes out instead of collected editions. Just giving their website a quick glance, I don’t even see a single mention of the term “graphic novel” on their main page

]]> by: Alan Coil http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162243 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:11:44 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162243 Good point by Gene Ha. ****************** I read the Huntress mini-series. It wasn't great, but it certainly wasn't "...one of the worst comics published in 2008." ****************** Heidi or Mark, please check to see how many of these posts are from the same person/computer. The number of replies about such a minor subject seems excessive. Or perhaps people are feeling more argumentative after coming down from their 420 Day buzz. Good point by Gene Ha.
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I read the Huntress mini-series. It wasn’t great, but it certainly wasn’t “…one of the worst comics published in 2008.”
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Heidi or Mark, please check to see how many of these posts are from the same person/computer. The number of replies about such a minor subject seems excessive.

Or perhaps people are feeling more argumentative after coming down from their 420 Day buzz.

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162221 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:04:56 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162221 doesn't that screen grab indicate that it's on;y numero uno under comics & graphic novels? I mean, there could still be a number one, books, under the subcategory science fiction or something? O.o doesn’t that screen grab indicate that it’s on;y numero uno under comics & graphic novels?

I mean, there could still be a number one, books, under the subcategory science fiction or something? O.o

]]> by: JWH http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162195 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:57:06 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162195 Maybe she ordered 1000 copies with Amazon Prime shipping and then will refuse delivery, temporarily inflating her sales but costing her nothing? What...makes as much sense as some of the other stuff floated here. ;) Maybe she ordered 1000 copies with Amazon Prime shipping and then will refuse delivery, temporarily inflating her sales but costing her nothing?

What…makes as much sense as some of the other stuff floated here. ;)

]]> by: Glenn Simpson http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162110 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:31:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162110 Maybe she was just trying to stimulate the economy. Maybe she was just trying to stimulate the economy.

]]> by: Rob S. http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162034 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:11:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3162034 Ten grand is an awful lot of money to spend when step two is "hope for good blog mentions." Ten grand is an awful lot of money to spend when step two is “hope for good blog mentions.”

]]> by: Ready http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161982 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:55:10 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161982 Actually, I heard she purchased around 900 copies, not 1000. And I think the plan goes: Step 1) Buy a bunch of copies at once to boost your ranking. Step 2) Send them out to everyone you know and hope for good blog mentions. Step 3) Profit, or at least another book deal. Actually, I heard she purchased around 900 copies, not 1000.

And I think the plan goes:
Step 1) Buy a bunch of copies at once to boost your ranking.
Step 2) Send them out to everyone you know and hope for good blog mentions.
Step 3) Profit, or at least another book deal.

]]> by: Russell http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161953 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:45:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161953 Is it possible that one of the creators (or all of them) ordered copies of the book ahead of con season, thus to have something to sell at the booth/table? Is it possible that one of the creators (or all of them) ordered copies of the book ahead of con season, thus to have something to sell at the booth/table?

]]> by: Bill http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161887 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:06:23 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161887 I like Gene's analysis: Step 1) Buy 1000 copies of Huntress: Year One Step 2) ????? Step 3) Profit!!!!! My own theory is that the man in the hat from XKCD escaped from the Island, revealed that #1 is in fact Supergirl's breasts, and is using these copies of Huntress to frame Bob Arctor. I like Gene’s analysis:

Step 1) Buy 1000 copies of Huntress: Year One

Step 2) ?????

Step 3) Profit!!!!!

My own theory is that the man in the hat from XKCD escaped from the Island, revealed that #1 is in fact Supergirl’s breasts, and is using these copies of Huntress to frame Bob Arctor.

]]> by: Gene Ha http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161807 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:22:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161807 I've never even heard of Ivory Madison. I don't know if she's the Virgin Mary in Calcutta or Donald Trump. But the theory of some here is that she spent around $10,790 to bulk purchase 1000 copies to claim a statistical victory? I'd be happy to believe this if someone can tell me what step two would be. Adding a line to her website FAQ? Bragging to Paul Levitz (who has more detailed sales stats)? I await, credit card in wallet, for the explanation. I will then buy 1000 copies of Top 10 on Amazon so I can copy her strategy. I have heard of things like this being done by lobbyists as a form of payoff to politicians. Buy 10K copies of the memoirs. But I don't see the payoff here. I’ve never even heard of Ivory Madison. I don’t know if she’s the Virgin Mary in Calcutta or Donald Trump. But the theory of some here is that she spent around $10,790 to bulk purchase 1000 copies to claim a statistical victory? I’d be happy to believe this if someone can tell me what step two would be. Adding a line to her website FAQ? Bragging to Paul Levitz (who has more detailed sales stats)?

I await, credit card in wallet, for the explanation. I will then buy 1000 copies of Top 10 on Amazon so I can copy her strategy.

I have heard of things like this being done by lobbyists as a form of payoff to politicians. Buy 10K copies of the memoirs. But I don’t see the payoff here.

]]> by: Todd Allen http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161686 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:07:07 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161686 Well... I don't have any data on this, but the consensus changed a couple years back that being on the Amazon list doesn't really give you an additional sales boost the way it used to, though it may have some impact on foreign rights getting picked up (obviously, that's less likely a selling point with DC). Now, if the NYT is getting data from Amazon, we're talking a whole different ballgame for the conspiracy theorists. Also, I wouldn't think the bulk purchase entry at #10 (actually, it was #12, then #10) would still keep you in the top 20 12 hours later unless there was significant follow on sales... or the timing was extremely fortunate. Now down to #27. Well… I don’t have any data on this, but the consensus changed a couple years back that being on the Amazon list doesn’t really give you an additional sales boost the way it used to, though it may have some impact on foreign rights getting picked up (obviously, that’s less likely a selling point with DC). Now, if the NYT is getting data from Amazon, we’re talking a whole different ballgame for the conspiracy theorists.

Also, I wouldn’t think the bulk purchase entry at #10 (actually, it was #12, then #10) would still keep you in the top 20 12 hours later unless there was significant follow on sales… or the timing was extremely fortunate.

Now down to #27.

]]> by: Scott Bieser http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161651 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:48:28 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161651 Madison looks to be one of those rarities, a writer who understands business. Writers who don't understand business tend to dislike people like this. Doesn't mean she's behind this Amazon spike phenom, but until someone who knows talks publicly, we may never know. Madison looks to be one of those rarities, a writer who understands business. Writers who don’t understand business tend to dislike people like this. Doesn’t mean she’s behind this Amazon spike phenom, but until someone who knows talks publicly, we may never know.

]]> by: Andrew Wheeler http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161649 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:41:00 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161649 Coincidentally, a book published by the company I work for is very close to THE HUNTRESS: YEAR ONE on Amazon's ranking right now, so I can look up sales on that book. (This all is assuming that Amazon's ranks imply closely comparable sales patterns and that no glitches are going on at the moment -- and those may be unwarranted assumptions.) But, if those assumptions are reasonable, it would imply that HUNTRESS: YEAR ONE sold somewhere in the neighborhood of a thousand copies in the last twenty-four hours. Coincidentally, a book published by the company I work for is very close to THE HUNTRESS: YEAR ONE on Amazon’s ranking right now, so I can look up sales on that book. (This all is assuming that Amazon’s ranks imply closely comparable sales patterns and that no glitches are going on at the moment — and those may be unwarranted assumptions.)

But, if those assumptions are reasonable, it would imply that HUNTRESS: YEAR ONE sold somewhere in the neighborhood of a thousand copies in the last twenty-four hours.

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161638 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:28:15 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161638 Ms. Madison's blog / website is here: http://www.redroom.com/author/ivory-madison Very interesting site. Ms. Madison’s blog / website is here:
http://www.redroom.com/author/ivory-madison

Very interesting site.

]]> by: Marc-Oliver Frisch http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161606 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:07:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161606 The glitch theory seems the most plausible, although Todd also has a point; Amazon's rankings are "updated hourly," so it's not inconceivable that a concerted effort of a few hundred sales happening at the same time could result in a high ranking. In other words, without knowing exactly how the Amazon.com list works, it's really of no use to anyone. The glitch theory seems the most plausible, although Todd also has a point; Amazon’s rankings are “updated hourly,” so it’s not inconceivable that a concerted effort of a few hundred sales happening at the same time could result in a high ranking.

In other words, without knowing exactly how the Amazon.com list works, it’s really of no use to anyone.

]]> by: Nate Horn http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161579 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:47:31 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161579 Looks like Ivory is pulling a Jay-Z (bulk buying her own stuff to put it on top of the charts). Huntress: Year One is the new Kingdom Come! Looks like Ivory is pulling a Jay-Z (bulk buying her own stuff to put it on top of the charts). Huntress: Year One is the new Kingdom Come!

]]> by: Jackie Estrada http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161506 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:12:33 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161506 TopJack--Why make a personal attack on Ivory, someone you don't even know? I've met her several times and she has always impressed me as a pleasant, talented person. TopJack–Why make a personal attack on Ivory, someone you don’t even know? I’ve met her several times and she has always impressed me as a pleasant, talented person.

]]> by: StinkyCheese http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161491 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:08:30 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161491 A little birdy told me that Amazon confirmed it was a bulk sale to one customer. Not very twitterific as previously reported. A little birdy told me that Amazon confirmed it was a bulk sale to one customer. Not very twitterific as previously reported.

]]> by: Tommy Raiko http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161458 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:52:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161458 Figuring out how to correlate Amazon's sales rankings with real numbers of books actually sold is a source of great speculation. For what it's worth, though, <a href="http://www.fonerbooks.com/surfing.htm" rel="nofollow">some</a> <a href="http://www.rampant-books.com/mgt_amazon_sales_rank.htm" rel="nofollow">analyses</a> suggest that a book with an Amazon ranking in the 10-20 range may actually be selling a few hundred to a thousand units a day; not necessarily multiple thousands of copies. If this isn't a glitch, and if the real sales for this book are really a few hundred units in a short period of time, and not multiple thousands of copies, it's somewhat easier to imagine that the publisher may have printed that many copies, or that that much stock is out there in book distribution pipelines. Figuring out how to correlate Amazon’s sales rankings with real numbers of books actually sold is a source of great speculation. For what it’s worth, though, some analyses suggest that a book with an Amazon ranking in the 10-20 range may actually be selling a few hundred to a thousand units a day; not necessarily multiple thousands of copies.

If this isn’t a glitch, and if the real sales for this book are really a few hundred units in a short period of time, and not multiple thousands of copies, it’s somewhat easier to imagine that the publisher may have printed that many copies, or that that much stock is out there in book distribution pipelines.

]]> by: Synsidar http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161448 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:48:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161448 Here's an 8/6/07 NYT <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/business/media/06rank.html?_r=2&adxnnl=1&oref=login&adxnnlx=1186412604-R6zsr0pqK0EmKbxRj7IpTA" rel="nofollow">article </a>on Amazon.com's sales rankings, and a Web piece on <a href="http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/005175.html" rel="nofollow">Amazon bombing</a>. SRS Here’s an 8/6/07 NYT article on Amazon.com’s sales rankings, and a Web piece on Amazon bombing.

SRS

]]> by: Jason A. Quest http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161443 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:44:19 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161443 Perhaps Amazon had another "accident" and this is one of the few books still included in their sales rankings. Does it have any LGBT content? Perhaps Amazon had another “accident” and this is one of the few books still included in their sales rankings. Does it have any LGBT content?

]]> by: Paul O'Brien http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161442 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:42:19 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2009/04/21/huntress-soars-up-the-chartshuh/#comment-3161442 I agree - computer error is far and away the most probable explanation. If there was a genuine reason which was causing that many people to rush out and suddenly buy a random DCU trade paperback, we'd probably know about it. I agree - computer error is far and away the most probable explanation. If there was a genuine reason which was causing that many people to rush out and suddenly buy a random DCU trade paperback, we’d probably know about it.

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