Interesting revelation about sales of “The Site Speaks for Itself” today.
Found an essay today containing more than you ever wanted to know about Amazon’s Sales Rank system. The author notes that books don’t crack the top 10,000 without a strong initial burst of sales, which means “The Site Speaks for Itself” has done decently well, since it rocketed from 1,157,434 to 16,000 in a matter of days.
Is it gauche of me to discuss this publicly? It probably is. Sort of like saying “Dude, come here and check out the lint I just pulled from my belly-button.” Of course, people do that, too.
I’m just glad the book is finding an audience, and that people are interested in seeing what we had to say. (The copies Amy moved to the “hot new releases” table at the Union Square B&N are back in the Computer section, but that’s OK.) And hey, three five-star reviews so far! I can’t imagine a much better reception.