Natürlich war diese Site nie ein Ersatz für "echte" Verkaufszahlen. Aber zumindest bei höheren Auflagen doch ein gewisses Barometer. Oder?
Wie auch immer. Ich zitiere auszugsweise aus einem Mail, das mir der Betreiber (Mario Lurig) geschickt hat. Natürlich meine ich damit eine automatisierte Funktion etc ...
"... After 9 years of service to authors, publishers, and fans NovelRank has terminated sales rank tracking. In August, Amazon canceled our affiliate accounts as well as our API access (how we collected sales rank data), stating we violated their Code of Use. “Specifically, you are using our Content for reasons other than sending end users and sales to the Amazon Site.† I know this is heartbreaking for those who have come to depend on the service. It's also heartbreaking for me as this was my job, my income, and it happened weeks after my wedding (first marriage!). I'm just as disappointed as you probably are ..."
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Jakob