The test shows no activity of non-present members at all, so we will speed-up the process. This is the list of members, who joined us a long ago and was not active: @Jason French @Thomas Bika @Alex Webster @Canace Roe @Lily Limusanno @Annika Schneider @Chris Nheric @Younes Lm @Kimberly Matthews @Muhammad Amir @Lewis Mwangi @Kia Glover @Aaron Mitchell @Patrick Tcherbi-narteh @Davide G @Houssam Baidari @Blue One @Marib Butt @El hadj Hlifi @JackieBoy Pod @Aimae Jamaybay @Dhanush Thiru @Abdul Shuk @Sergi Fuentes @Juan Tarallo @Petra Modrusan @Carmela Walker @Bp Hopes @Yekeen Quyum @Muhammad Shayan @Jared R. Henderson @Asad Ullah @Luke G @Anchitha Sidharth @Moe Income @Thiru Archimedes @Heather Padilla @Roshana Sultan @Carol Davis @Alexandra Kozma @Kessa Delaney @Mukiza Jean francois regis @Ana Kat @Mouna Az @Akhlesh Bhadauria @Nikki. Ai @Philip Allen @Amanda Armstrong @Timothy Tim @Martin Bender @Ghost Writer @Sabri Öner @Rachid Bachlil @Sible Philip @Daniel Albert @Mohamed El Amrani @Fabi Gala @Dafresh Y @Faiq Younas @Benard Rick @Sebastian A @Zelinah Writz @Lisa Schmitt @David Godwin @Mary Namwinga @Jackson Hose @Ayoub El koubaa @Moula Mustapha @Anastasya Lewis @Alan Dure @Joel Gonzalez @Carter Aldrin @Miguel Angel Risueño Espinosa @Jessica Boulton @Robin Thomas @Mary Stephanie @Nbl Bjd @Luckycent Coloring @William Caraway @Tim D @Michael Goffinet @Baba Loamna @Pallavi Chauhan @Mandy Holford @Beyza Sarı @Komalpreet Kaur @Seeker Livelihood @Yahiia Ks @Paul Bud @Roberto Silva @Stella Writer @Soham M @Daniel Daniel @Mark Evans @Mehdi M @Amelia Haswell @Jenia Walker @Joe Hinchliffe @Kenneth Dieryck @Janice P @Grace Grace @Volkan Kirciltepeli @Mohd Izmil @Silvia B @Oti Letsrock @Usman Arshad @Keith Snow @Claudia Fors Bermudez @Lin Pacific @Muhammad Asad @M M @Khalid Khan @Nicole Flores @Mari Smith @Ava Xavier @Abi O. @Youssef Al moulat @Boris Kaplan @Makhmud Akhmedov @Ant Mr @Sam Arbi @Jewel Takang @Anne-Marie Delport @Melisa Yermal @Asenath Lawton @Neta Me @Shahana Kapadia @Sheniza Moonsammy @Lkhroq Diapers @Struggling Panda @Sarah Barry @Mohamed Dengyende @Marichu Ag

“Are you the published author too?” or “Where are you in your publishing journey?” - how many times have we faced such comments and similar AI-generated posts and comments in publishers’ communities? But from a community owner’s point of view, this is the price for the ability to grow a community big. At least, I thought so. But today I understood clearly that I had drifted a long way from the point I had in mind when I launched the Guild. The idea was to have people around who filtered out the noise and actively shared a signal. And I know there are not so many such people. So, it's time to make the Guild small but signal-dense. I will start with myself and share more of my findings and questions that I want answers to. If you feel you're getting value from the Guild, please do the same - let's help each other grow. You need not solve major problems of the Universe to be helpful; sometimes a simple question can lead to a chain reaction that creates a totally new perspective. Ask, give feedback, share your wins and issues. Be present. And this is not just a change in philosophy. I am going to act on it. Members who remain inactive will be publicly notified that they are scheduled to leave the Guild. They will have an opportunity to become active, and those who continue to remain inactive will be removed.

@Thomas Bika @Alexandra L @Dhanisha Reddy @Shruti Mishra @Kimberly Matthews @Majid Kamil @Kim Sarsons @Tim D @Haley F @Hyun Lee As I wrote yesterday, we are making the Guild more interwoven, so we are starting with people we have not yet heard from. You all joined a long time ago, and we still have no idea what you are working on. I would like to know. What are you publishing right now? What is not working? Or ask something you have been wondering about for a while. A simple question is often the most useful thing anyone posts here. A comment under this post is enough. One line. If you do want to participate, it's OK. It just means that the Guild is not what you need at the moment, and you will leave the community. But the door stays open if that changes.

Since not everybody has the tools I have, I decided to share data on the largest niches from time to time. Today I took "Halloween Coloring Book" and calculated seasonality for the first 20 books Amazon recommended. It's clear that the time to act is now. And on November 8, it will be time to calculate your results.

ACoS - Advertising Cost of Sales. How much ad spend generates a specific amount of revenue: (Ad Spend / Ad Sales) × 100%. It's important to remember that the revenue is the full price of the book, and you receive royalties that are normally 20-35% of the book price. Also, ad sales do not include organic sales. ASIN - Amazon Standard Identification Number. It is a unique 10-character code made of letters and numbers that Amazon uses to identify and track every book in its store. You can find the ASIN of your book in the address of your book page. E.g., ...dp/1454961791 BSR - Best Sellers Rank. The number shows how well a book is selling compared to other books (it works the same for other product categories). The best-selling book has a BSR of #1. A BSR of around #100,000 means the book sells about one copy a day. You can find the BSR of your book under Product Details on your book's Amazon page. TACoS - Total Advertising Cost of Sale. Total ad spend against total revenue (both paid and organic sales combined), calculated as (Ad Spend / Total Sales) × 100. --- We had a great chat with @Latte Motte today, and one of the takeaways for me was the idea to create the glossary for newcomers. The glossary will be continuously extended and updated. Write in the comments which definitions or concepts should be included.