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US 2024/0403906 A1Published application
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for determining digital book sales
OwnerPaul Abbassiinventor
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for determining digital book sales. A plurality of digital book data for a plurality of digital book titles for a period and associated with a plurality of retailers may be received by one or more computing devices. A sales rank may be determined for the plurality of digital book titles for each retailer. A weighted unit sales amount may be determined for each digital book title of the plurality of digital book titles for each retailer. An optimal curve fit of the sales rank to the weighted unit sales amount may be determined for each digital book title of the plurality of digital book titles for each retailer. A period unit sales amount may be determined for each digital book title for the plurality of retailers.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a plurality of digital book data for a plurality of digital book titles for a period and associated with a plurality of retailers;
- determining, based on the plurality of digital book data, a sales rank for the plurality of digital book titles for each retailer of the plurality of retailers;
- determining, based on the sales rank and the plurality of digital book data, a weighted unit sales amount for each digital book title of the plurality of digital book titles for each retailer of the plurality of retailers;
- determining an optimal curve fit of the sales rank to the weighted unit sales amount for each digital book title of the plurality of digital book titles for each retailer of the plurality of retailers;
- and
- determining, based on the optimal curve fit for each book title of the plurality of book titles for each retailer of the plurality of retailers, a period unit sales amount of each digital book title for the plurality of retailers.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a plurality of digital book data for a plurality of digital book titles for a period and associated with a plurality of retailers;
- determining, based on the plurality of digital book data, a first portion of the plurality of digital book titles in a total sales ranking for each respective retailer of the plurality of retailers;
- determining, for each respective digital book title of the first portion of the plurality of book titles, a sub-genre ranking in at least one sub-genre for that respective digital book title;
- determining, based on the subgenre ranking in at least one subgenre for each respective digital book title, a list rank multiplier for each subgenre;
- determining, based on the list rank multiplier for one or more subgenres, an approximate sales rank for each of the plurality of digital book titles;
- determining, based on the approximate sales rank and the plurality of digital book data, a weighted unit sales amount for each digital book title of the plurality of digital book titles for each retailer of the plurality of retailers;
- determining an optimal curve fit of the approximate sales rank to the weighted unit sales amount for each digital book title of the plurality of digital book titles for each retailer of the plurality of retailers;
- and
- determining, based on the optimal curve fit for each book title of the plurality of book titles for each retailer of the plurality of retailers, a period unit sales amount of each digital book title for the plurality of retailers.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a plurality of digital book data for a plurality of digital book titles for a period and associated with a retailer;
- determining, based on the plurality of digital book data, daily sales data not available for at least one book format for the plurality of digital book titles;
- determining, based on the plurality of digital book data, a first portion of the plurality of digital book titles in the at least one book format in a sub-genre sales ranking for the retailer;
- determining, for each respective digital book title of the first portion of the plurality of book titles and based on the plurality of digital book data, a total sales ranking for that respective digital book title;
- determining, based on the total sales ranking, a weighted unit sales amount for an upper bounding digital book title and a lower bounding digital book title in a particular digital book format in the subgenre sales ranking for each respective digital book title in the at least one book format;
- determining, based on the weighted unit sales amount for the upper bounding digital book title and the lower bounding digital book title, an interpolated weighted unit sales amount for each respective digital book title in the at least one book format;
- determining an optimal curve fit of the sales rank to the interpolated weighted unit sales amount for each digital book title of the plurality of digital book titles in the at least one format for the retailer;
- and
- determining, based on the optimal curve fit for each book title of the plurality of book titles in the at least one format for the retailer, a period unit sales amount of each digital book title in the at least one format for the retailer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.