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How does Spotify affect ‘number of books sold’ statistics? I am an author and I don’t much care about statistics (the win for me is how often my readers directl
by mark_l_watson 3y ago
How does Spotify affect ‘number of books sold’ statistics? I am an author and I don’t much care about statistics (the win for me is how often my readers directly engage with me) but I have a couple of author friends who are obsessed with sales numbers.
This year I have been shifting content platforms, buying audio books from Libra.fm and buying eBooks from Kobo. That said I am still a loyal Amazon, Apple Books, and Google Play Books customer.
- maccard 3y agoHonest question, does it really matter? Stuff like this [0] makes the whole thing moot. [0] https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a42189320/the-new-york-times-best-seller-lists-explained/ https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a42189320/the-ne...
- mark_l_watson 3y agoI don't think it matters too much. I know someone who is a little obsessed with gaming Amazon book rankings - sort of the same thing as NYT bestsellers list.