While I agree with the central premise of the cumulative advantage, I think comparing literary success to commercial success is kind of tricky, especially given

While I agree with the central premise of the cumulative advantage, I think comparing literary success to commercial success is kind of tricky, especially given the niche position of modern crime novels. The audience for crime novels is much smaller than the audience for young adult fantasy novels; I'm relatively sure A Cuckoo's Calling was selling very well for its genre before Rowlinggate.