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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 8425177" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>My apologies...I tried putting this list in spoilers for clarity's sake, but was having trouble not creating multiple spoiler tags. Anyhow...</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">77. Fizban's Treasure of Dragons (2021)</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">89. Call of the Netherdeep (2022)</span></strong></p><p><strong>229. Player's Handbook (2014)</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><strong>334. Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) </strong></span></p><p><strong>481. Monster Manual (2014)</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><strong>539. Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) </strong></span></p><p><strong>587. Dungeon Master's Guide (2014)</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><strong>740. Volo's Guide to Monsters (2016) </strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">793. Wild Beyond the Witchlight (2021)</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><strong>1272. Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (2018) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>1963. Candlekeep Mysteries (2021) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>2086. Eberron (2019) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>2149. Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (2018) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>2150. Strixhaven (2021) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>2335. Ravenloft (2021) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>2359. Wildemount (2020) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>2381. Tales from the Yawning Portal (2017) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>2836. Theros (2020) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>3237. Icewind Dale (2020) </strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">3530. Curse of Strahd (2016) </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">4122. Ghosts of Saltmarsh (2019) </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">4130. Waterdeep: Mad Mage (2018) </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">4641. Baldur's Gate: Descent (2019) </span></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>4667. Tomb of Annihilation (2017) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>4987. Ravnica (2018) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>5188. Storm King's Thunder (2016) </strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">6731. Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) </span></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>7452. Hoard of the Dragon Queen (2014) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>7618. Out of the Abyss (2015) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)"><strong>8503. Acquisitions Incorporated (2019) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>15429. Rise of Tiamat (2014) </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>26147. Princes of the Apocalypse (2015) </strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Can anyone make sense of the above? I mean, does the Amazon algorithm mean anything? I'm still not certain how it works, but assume it has some degree of correlation with ongoing sales.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">A few things that strike me:</span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Splats sell really well. They account for four of the top 10, and some of those books go back several years.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Older adventures don't sell all that well, although this isn't all that surprising.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Was Acquisitions Incorporated a dud? Second lowest and it is only two years old.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Setting books seem to be solid, if unspectacular. Eberron is #1, still.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Of adventures, Strahd, Dragon Heist, and Tales seem to be holding consistent sales the best.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The worst-selling, relative to year and rank, seem to be Icewind Dale, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, Baldur's Gate, and Acquisitions Incorporated. Princes too, but it is really old.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">General trend: Best ongoing sellers are (obviously) core rulebooks, then splats, then settings, then adventures.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">General trend: Adventures sell really well at first, then drop quickly (e.g. Wild is falling behind the splats already).</span></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 8425177, member: 59082"] My apologies...I tried putting this list in spoilers for clarity's sake, but was having trouble not creating multiple spoiler tags. Anyhow... [B][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]77. Fizban's Treasure of Dragons (2021)[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]89. Call of the Netherdeep (2022)[/COLOR] 229. Player's Handbook (2014)[/B] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][B]334. Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020) [/B][/COLOR] [B]481. Monster Manual (2014)[/B] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][B]539. Xanathar's Guide to Everything (2017) [/B][/COLOR] [B]587. Dungeon Master's Guide (2014)[/B] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][B]740. Volo's Guide to Monsters (2016) [/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]793. Wild Beyond the Witchlight (2021)[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][B]1272. Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (2018) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]1963. Candlekeep Mysteries (2021) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]2086. Eberron (2019) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]2149. Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (2018) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]2150. Strixhaven (2021) 2335. Ravenloft (2021) 2359. Wildemount (2020) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]2381. Tales from the Yawning Portal (2017) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]2836. Theros (2020) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]3237. Icewind Dale (2020) [/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]3530. Curse of Strahd (2016) 4122. Ghosts of Saltmarsh (2019) 4130. Waterdeep: Mad Mage (2018) 4641. Baldur's Gate: Descent (2019) [/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]4667. Tomb of Annihilation (2017) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]4987. Ravnica (2018) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]5188. Storm King's Thunder (2016) [/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]6731. Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide (2015) [/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]7452. Hoard of the Dragon Queen (2014) 7618. Out of the Abyss (2015) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)][B]8503. Acquisitions Incorporated (2019) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]15429. Rise of Tiamat (2014) 26147. Princes of the Apocalypse (2015) [/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Can anyone make sense of the above? I mean, does the Amazon algorithm mean anything? I'm still not certain how it works, but assume it has some degree of correlation with ongoing sales. A few things that strike me:[/COLOR] [LIST] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Splats sell really well. They account for four of the top 10, and some of those books go back several years.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Older adventures don't sell all that well, although this isn't all that surprising.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Was Acquisitions Incorporated a dud? Second lowest and it is only two years old.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Setting books seem to be solid, if unspectacular. Eberron is #1, still.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Of adventures, Strahd, Dragon Heist, and Tales seem to be holding consistent sales the best.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]The worst-selling, relative to year and rank, seem to be Icewind Dale, Ghosts of Saltmarsh, Baldur's Gate, and Acquisitions Incorporated. Princes too, but it is really old.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]General trend: Best ongoing sellers are (obviously) core rulebooks, then splats, then settings, then adventures.[/COLOR] [*][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]General trend: Adventures sell really well at first, then drop quickly (e.g. Wild is falling behind the splats already).[/COLOR] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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