The brand is the way to go.
I made a page to explain Amazon’s algorithm:
If you want the full deep dive, you can go here:
This means we can engineer brands from the ground up to align with Amazon’s algorithm. Algorithmic publishing is the next evolution of the indie author economy.
I think we can get to a point where we can mathematically predict a brand’s success and engineer it from its creation.
Brand (x) → will make (y)$ → in (z) time.
Each brand can train Amazon’s algorithm to find its readers and grow its sales.
All we have to do now is make interesting books people want to read and ship them consistently enough to stay relevant in Amazon’s 180-day rolling window.
Remember — we’re not building one-off, flash-in-the-pan books that make money for a short time and die.
We’re engineering book catalogs with mathematical precision — catalogs that pay us forever and allow us to retire (if we want) when Amazon’s algorithm peaks in 3–5 years.
The last piece of the puzzle is managing our portfolios and tracking the execution.
For that, I’m creating a portfolio dashboard.
It’s still early-stage, but it’ll be vital for managing execution.
Next up:
- In-house formatting (dropping Atticus)
- More customization in the UI (chapter size, content-type ratios)
- Evaluate + Rewrite features reactivated for complete quality control
Thanks for being here at the ground floor.
–Travis