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Is This Cheating? eBook Market Discovery Technique on Amazon

by x3xsolxdierx3x
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I saw that some people here have posted YouTube videos that they thought would be beneficial to fellow Warriors.

Here is a great YouTube video that I came across today, and just finished watching. It was particularly interesting to me because, as I finish my first eBook course project, I'm already beginning to research and explore other possible niches. Few probably think about the inherent potential of Amazon in helping us identifying a niche that we think an eBook/digital product could do well in.


I found it particularly interesting when he speaks about checking to see how many comments have been left on a particular product. About at the 5:00 minute mark, he starts to delve into some good substance....I've visited Amazon, and purchased, tons of times...however, for one reason or another, I never really considered Amazon as a research tool. Sometimes it just takes someone pointing it out to us for us to realize it (lol...I know there are probably some Warriors reading this post saying..."Hey, I knew this all along...)...lol

(of course, I know this isn't necessarily "cheating"...lol...but, I just decided to label the thread what he named his video...) ENJOY!
#amazon #cheating #discovery #ebook #market #technique
  • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
    I'll add another layer to this - don't stop at the numbers. If you want to explore the niche, read the comments.

    If there are a lot of comments, you are going to have actual buyers telling you what is good and bad about the book, and they're telling you in their language.

    Repeat the process for a dozen popular titles with lots of comments and, while you may not be a subject matter expert yet, you will have expert-level insight into what makes the market tick.

    That list of hot buttons, and the language the market uses to describe them, are solid gold when it comes time to create your own articles, blog posts or products.
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    • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
      Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

      I'll add another layer to this - don't stop at the numbers. If you want to explore the niche, read the comments.

      If there are a lot of comments, you are going to have actual buyers telling you what is good and bad about the book, and they're telling you in their language.

      Repeat the process for a dozen popular titles with lots of comments and, while you may not be a subject matter expert yet, you will have expert-level insight into what makes the market tick.

      That list of hot buttons, and the language the market uses to describe them, are solid gold when it comes time to create your own articles, blog posts or products.
      Have you (or anyone) used Amazon alot in your own endeavors, John?

      ....I guess I just never thought about it as a very effective research tool until now...wow....
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        I use Amazon so much for mining information and research that I have their product recommendation program thoroughly confused.

        If Jeff Bezos wants to put millions of dollars worth of research and testing on public display, who am I to turn him down?
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