Amazon Kindle & Fire discussion

I was poking around and found that this book I'd never heard of called The Mill River Recluse is the #1 book in the Kindle Store.

Anybody ever heard of it?

http://www.amazon.com/The-Mill-River-...

Maybe b/c its only 99 cents?? I wonder if the #1 rating is based on sales? I have never heard of it either, and it really doesn't look like something I would read, even for 99 cents!

I'm sure it's because it's only 99 cents, and according to some other Kindle related sites that I frequent, it's been very popular.

Yeah, I'm sure the price is part of it, but I was just wondering if anybody had read it, because there are lots of cheap books but I hadn't seen any that were that high. And that book is that author's only book.

Just thought it was curious! :)

I believe the book rankings are based on purchases but also on views of the book's page, so it's pretty self-perpetuating. I'm sure the price has a lot to do with it! Also, this appears to be literary/contemporary fiction, and most of the 99-cent books I've heard of in the past tend to be SFF or thrillers, which are less popular genres (though definitely getting more popular).

Really? I thought literary fiction had way fewer readers than genre fiction. I wonder if there are figures somewhere comparing how popular they are.

I know quite a few people who have read this book and absolutely loved it.

Like Christine, I heard it is really good.

It's a 4.0 star review with over 400 reviewers. THat means lots of people like it. I usually have good luck with 4 and 5 star books, even free ones, that have been reviewed by more than 200 people. Odds are it's not a bad read, if it's the kind of book you might read.