The Bestseller Code

Download or read book The Bestseller Code written by Jodie Archer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What if there was an algorithm that could predict which novels become mega-bestsellers? Are books like Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl the Gladwellian outliers of publishing? [This book] boldly claims that the New York Times bestsellers in fiction are predictable and that it's possible to know with 97% certainty if a manuscript is likely to hit number one on the list as opposed to numbers two through fifteen. The algorithm does exist; the code has been cracked; the results are in"--

Download or read book The Bestseller Code written by Jodie Archer and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When a story captures the imagination of millions, that's magic. Can you qualify magic? Archer and Jockers just may have done so."—Sylvia Day, New York Times bestselling author Ask most people about massive success in the world of fiction, and you’ll typically hear that it’s a game of hazy crystal balls. The sales figures of E. L. James or Dan Brown seem to be freakish—random occurrences in an unknowable market. But what if there were an algorithm that could reveal a secret DNA of bestsellers, regardless of their genre? What if it knew, just from analyzing the words alone, not just why genre writers like John Grisham and Danielle Steel belong on the lists, but also that authors such as Junot Diaz, Jodi Picoult, and Donna Tartt had telltale signs of success all over their pages? Thanks to Jodie Archer and Matthew Jockers, the algorithm exists, the code has been cracked, and the results bring fresh new insights into how fiction works and why we read. The Bestseller Code offers a new theory for why Fifty Shades of Grey sold so well. It sheds light on the current craze for dark heroines. It reveals which themes tend to sell best. And all with fascinating supporting data taken from a five-year study of twenty thousand novels. Then there is the hunt for "the one"—the paradigmatic example of bestselling writing according to a computer's analysis of thousands of points of data. The result is surprising, a bit ironic, and delightfully unorthodox. This book explains groundbreaking text-mining research in accessible terms and offers a new perspective on the New York Times bestseller list. It's a big-idea book about the relationship between creativity and technology that will be provocative to anyone interested in how analytics have already transformed the worlds of finance, medicine, and sports. But at heart it is a celebration of books for readers and writers—a compelling investigation into how successful writing works, and a fresh take on our intellectual and emotional response to stories.

Download or read book The Bestseller Code written by Jodie Archer and published by Penguin Press. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If you're someone who dreams of penning a bestseller, read this book' The Week 'What if the success of E.L.James and Dan Brown was not so random? What if there were an algorithm that could pick out the bestseller DNA concealed within these books before they're published? This is the audacious claim made by Jodie Archer and Matthew Jockers ... Smart, savvy and full of ideas' Fiona Wilson, The Times Girl on the Train. Fifty Shades. The Goldfinch. Why do some books capture the whole world's attention? In The Bestseller Code, Archer and Jockers boldly claim that not only can mega-hits be explained and identified - but they've built the algorithm to prove it. Using cutting-edge text mining techniques, they have developed a model that analyses theme, plot, style and character to explain why some books resonate more than others with readers. Provocative, entertaining, and ground-breaking, The Bestseller Code explores the hidden patterns at work in the biggest hits and, more importantly, the real reasons we love to read. 'Non-formulaic, eye-opening, deeply-researched - and really worth your time' GQ 'When a story captures the imagination of millions, that's magic. Can you qualify magic? Archer and Jockers just may have done so' Sylvia Day, no.1 bestselling author 'The claims are eye-grabbing . . . and also highly plausible' Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Spectator 'Thought-provoking and interesting ... Here is a book worth reading' David Bond, Financial Times

Download or read book Writing Bestsellers written by Kim Wilkins and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the term 'bestseller' explicitly relates books to sales, commercially successful books are also products of individual creative work. This Element presents a new perspective on the relationship between art and the market, with particular reference to bestselling writers and books. We examine some existing perspectives on art's relationship to the marketplace to trouble persistent binaries that see the two in opposition; we break down the monolith of the marketplace by thinking of it as made up of a range of invested, non-hostile participants such as publishing personnel and readers; we articulate the material dimensions of creative writing in the industry through the words of bestselling writers themselves; and we examine how the existence of bestselling books and writers in the world of letters bears enormous influence on the industry, and on the practice of other writers.

Download or read book Mass-Market Fiction and the Crisis of American Liberalism, 1972–2017 written by Michael J. Blouin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-10 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mass-Market Fiction and the Crisis of American Liberalism, 1972–2017 tracks the transformation of liberal thought in the contemporary United States through the unique lens of the popular paperback. The book focuses on cultural shifts as they appear in works written by some of the most widely-read authors of the last fifty years: the idea of love within a New Economy (Danielle Steel), the role of government in scientific inquiry (Michael Crichton), entangled political alliances and legacies in the aftermath of the 1960s (Tom Clancy), the restructured corporation (John Grisham), and the blurred line between state and personal empowerment (Dean Koontz). To address the current crisis, this book examines how the changed character of American liberalism has been rendered legible for a mass audience.

Download or read book Critical Digital Humanities written by James E Dobson and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2019-03-16 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can established humanities methods coexist with computational thinking? It is one of the major questions in humanities research today, as scholars increasingly adopt sophisticated data science for their work. James E. Dobson explores the opportunities and complications faced by humanists in this new era. Though the study and interpretation of texts alongside sophisticated computational tools can serve scholarship, these methods cannot replace existing frameworks. As Dobson shows, ideas of scientific validity cannot easily nor should be adapted for humanities research because digital humanities, unlike science, lack a leading-edge horizon charting the frontiers of inquiry. Instead, the methods of digital humanities require a constant rereading. At the same time, suspicious and critical readings of digital methodologies make it unwise for scholars to defer to computational methods. Humanists must examine the tools--including the assumptions that went into the codes and algorithms--and questions surrounding their own use of digital technology in research. Insightful and forward thinking, Critical Digital Humanities lays out a new path of humanistic inquiry that merges critical theory and computational science.

Download or read book Data Science and Business Intelligence written by Heverton Anunciação and published by Heverton Anunciação. This book was released on 2023-12-04 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professional, no matter what area he belongs to, I believe, should never think that his truth is definitive or that his way of doing or solving something is the best. And, logically, I had to get it right and wrong to reach this simple conclusion. Now, what does that have to do with the purpose of this book? This book that I have gathered important tips and advice from an elite of data science professionals from various sectors and reputable experience? After I've worked on hundreds of consulting projects and implementation of best practices in Relationship Marketing (CRM), Business Intelligence (BI) and Customer Experience (CX), as well as countless Information Technology projects, one truth is absolute: We need data! Most companies say they do everything perfect, but it is not shown in the media or the press the headache that the areas of Information Technology suffer to join the right data. And when they do manage to unite and make it available, the time to market has already been lost and possible opportunities. Therefore, if a company wants to be considered excellence in corporate governance and satisfy the legal, marketing, sales, customer service, technology, logistics, products, among other areas, this company must start as soon as possible to become a data driven and real-time company. For this, I recommend companies to look for their digital intuitions, and digital inspirations. So, with this book, I am proposing that all the employees and companies will arrive one day that they will know how to use, from their data, their sixth sense. The sixth sense is an extrasensory perception, which goes beyond our five basic senses, vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch. It is a sensation of intuition, which in a certain way allows us to have sensations of "clairvoyance" and even visions of future events. A company will only achieve this ability if it immediately begins to apply true data governance. And the illustrious data scientists who are part of this book will show you the way to take the first step: - Eric Siegel, Predictive Analytics World, USA - Bill Inmon, The Father of Datawarehouse, Forest Rim Technology, USA - Bram Nauts, ABN AMRO Bank, Netherlands - Jim Sterne, Digital Analytics Association, USA - Terry Miller, Siemens, USA - Shivanku Misra, Hilton Hotels, USA - Caner Canak, Turkcell, Turkey - Dr. Kirk Borne, Booz Allen Hamilton, USA - Dr. Bülent Kızıltan, Harvard University, USA - Kate Strachnyi, Story by Data, USA - Kristen Kehrer, Data Moves Me, USA - Marie Wallace, IBM Watson Health, Ireland - Timothy Kooi, DHL, Singapore - Jesse Anderson, Big Data Institute, USA - Charles Givre, JPMorgan Chase & Co, USA - Anne Buff, Centene Corporation, USA - Bala Venkatesh, AIBOTS, Malaysia - Mauro Damo, Hitachi Vantara, USA - Dr. Rajkumar Bondugula, Equifax, USA - Waldinei Guimaraes, Experian, Brazil - Michael Ferrari, Atlas Research Innovations, USA - Dr. Aviv Gruber, Tel-Aviv University, Israel - Amit Agarwal, NVIDIA, India This book is part of the CRM and Customer Experience Trilogy called CX Trilogy which aims to unite the worldwide community of CX, Customer Service, Data Science and CRM professionals. I believe that this union would facilitate the contracting of our sector and profession, as well as identifying the best professionals in the market. The CX Trilogy consists of 3 books and a dictionary: 1st) 30 Advice from 30 greatest professionals in CRM and customer service in the world; 2nd) The Book of all Methodologies and Tools to Improve and Profit from Customer Experience and Service; 3rd) Data Science and Business Intelligence - Advice from reputable Data Scientists around the world; and plus, the book: The Official Dictionary for Internet, Computer, ERP, CRM, UX, Analytics, Big Data, Customer Experience, Call Center, Digital Marketing and Telecommunication: The Vocabulary of One New Digital World