Big Deal

I kind of think this is a big deal. I’ve written in the past regarding how Amazon rankings work and I won’t rehash it here, other than to say you can track how your book is doing by its Amazon ranking, which is how it’s selling compared to other books. On Saturday, First cracked the top 10,000 of the US market on Amazon. Of the millions and millions of books they sell, First jumped into some rarified air. Let’s take a quick look back for perspective, shall we? Since publication in October 2023, the book has danced up and down the rankings, from the 250k range to 100k to 40k to 20k and back again, depending on the day. Sometimes all within a single month. When I look at the handy graph that displays the ranking on a line chart on the Amazon Author’s Page, the variance becomes very apparent. What’s really interesting is that the past two years look like someone’s cardiogram readings, but at the beginning of April the daily rankings evened out and began a long, slow upward slope to today. All that to say that I do think it’s a big deal that so many people are buying First. The rankings are cool and reflect sales, but what I really like is to see so many people enjoying the book. As always, I’m grateful for every single reader.