I was speaking earlier with Mark Williams, who is one half of the writing duo responsible for "Sugar & Spice" by Saffina Desforges.
He explained a problem they have been experiencing which is a litle bit of mystery, and is seriously affecting his sales and rankings.
"Sugar & Spice" has been in the Top 10 in the UK for months, with steady sales. Most recently, it was nailed down in the Top 5 position with 500+ sales a day.
2 weeks ago, they changed their subtitle, and the book went into "publishing" status, and the next day, sales collapsed and they dropped to #21 in the rankings.
Over the next week, they slowly regained their position, and settled back into the #5 spot.
This week, Amazon seem to be clamping down on sub-titles, and removed the sub-title from Sugar & Spice (I believe it said something like A Psychosexual Stalker Thriller...").
Overnight, sales collapsed and the ranking dropped to #21 again!
Amazon have been stonewalling Mark Williams, but he emailed me to ask if I had heard of anything similar, so I would just like to throw it out to you guys.
Obviously, there is something strange here. Books tend to drift out of the charts rather than drop like a stone. Have you guys heard of anything similar?
Dave
He explained a problem they have been experiencing which is a litle bit of mystery, and is seriously affecting his sales and rankings.
"Sugar & Spice" has been in the Top 10 in the UK for months, with steady sales. Most recently, it was nailed down in the Top 5 position with 500+ sales a day.
2 weeks ago, they changed their subtitle, and the book went into "publishing" status, and the next day, sales collapsed and they dropped to #21 in the rankings.
Over the next week, they slowly regained their position, and settled back into the #5 spot.
This week, Amazon seem to be clamping down on sub-titles, and removed the sub-title from Sugar & Spice (I believe it said something like A Psychosexual Stalker Thriller...").
Overnight, sales collapsed and the ranking dropped to #21 again!
Amazon have been stonewalling Mark Williams, but he emailed me to ask if I had heard of anything similar, so I would just like to throw it out to you guys.
Obviously, there is something strange here. Books tend to drift out of the charts rather than drop like a stone. Have you guys heard of anything similar?
Dave