Comments on: How Best-Seller Lists Work: What Indie Authors Need to Know https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/how-best-seller-lists-work-what-indie-authors-need-to-know/ Promote your book to Written Word Media's audience of over one million readers. Read our blog for information on all things self-publishing. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:31:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 By: The KWL Quill – March 2025 Kobo Writing Life https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/how-best-seller-lists-work-what-indie-authors-need-to-know/#comment-312040 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:31:18 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=64817#comment-312040 […] opaque criteria and emphasis on traditional publishing channels,” writes Harshani Fernando in this post at Written Word Media. Other lists—like USA Today’s Best-selling Booklist, or IndieReader Best-Sellers (as published […]

]]> By: Harshini https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/how-best-seller-lists-work-what-indie-authors-need-to-know/#comment-306114 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:46:13 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=64817#comment-306114 In reply to David Cooper.

The bestseller “badge” is something you can claim forever. You often see books listed as “Amazon Bestsellers” that aren’t currently bestsellers.

]]> By: David Cooper https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/how-best-seller-lists-work-what-indie-authors-need-to-know/#comment-305353 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:00:11 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=64817#comment-305353 When you talk about a bestseller badge, is this something Amazon gives you that you can go on using even if your book is only on a bestseller list for an hour? (Obviously I’d want to top the list and do so for days, but I just want to understand how this works.)

]]> By: Drift Boss https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/how-best-seller-lists-work-what-indie-authors-need-to-know/#comment-301879 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 06:22:32 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=64817#comment-301879 Amazon’s bestseller list is pretty simple: rankings are determined hourly based on real-time sales data.

]]> By: Morning Coffee - 17 February 2025 - Nate Hoffelder https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/how-best-seller-lists-work-what-indie-authors-need-to-know/#comment-295029 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:01:58 +0000 https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/?p=64817#comment-295029 […] Harshini Fernando explains how best seller lists work. […]

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