Every listing carries a demand score from 0 to 100, built only from public signals of what readers already chose. The facts behind it always sit next to the number, so buyers judge the book, not just the score.
Polish crime novel, 2022
Book one of a series, 420 pages, Kraków publisher
Illustrative. Not a real book.
An illustrative breakdown of the example listing. Real weights are published with the first shelf.
How many people rated the book on national reading sites, and how highly.
Weeks spent on national bestseller lists.
Wins and shortlists for national literary and genre prizes.
Positions on audiobook charts, a strong sign a story holds listeners.
Translations into other languages, and screen adaptations at home.
No English edition yet, so the book is an open opportunity.
Each signal is gathered from public sources, with a record of where and when it came from.
Every signal is measured against other books in the same country, so a big number means big for that market.
Signals are weighted into one score. A book needs strength on more than one signal to score highly.
Scores refresh as new data arrives, and corrections from rights holders are applied quickly.
Weights will be updated as we learn which books go on to deals.
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