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Title: Amazon is misgendering me!
Post by: Eric Thomson on August 28, 2020, 10:02:30 AM
So, I'm a guy. My wife just carried out a short arms check on me and confirmed (veterans will know what I mean). Yet my newest book, which came out in the last 24 hours has this ranking on Amazon Canada:

 :roll: :roll: :roll: :icon_rofl: :icon_rofl: :icon_mrgreen: :icon_mrgreen: :banana: :banana:

Title: Re: Amazon is misgendering me!
Post by: Maggie Ann on August 28, 2020, 12:48:53 PM
So, what's your objection? Aren't you Canadian?  :icon_rofl:
Title: Re: Amazon is misgendering me!
Post by: Jeff Tanyard on August 28, 2020, 01:54:35 PM
You should track down the #14 Canadian woman writer and let her know.  Then report back.   :hehe
Title: Re: Amazon is misgendering me!
Post by: angela on August 28, 2020, 11:13:21 PM
You're now at #10! Someone named John Hunt is #11, so it seems their algorithm isn't that sharp.

You're in good company with Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro, anyway.
Title: Re: Amazon is misgendering me!
Post by: Eric Thomson on August 28, 2020, 11:34:36 PM
You're now at #10! Someone named John Hunt is #11, so it seems their algorithm isn't that sharp.

You're in good company with Margaret Atwood and Alice Munro, anyway.
The late Richard Wagamese is also on that list, along with several other male authors.  :shrug
Title: Re: Amazon is misgendering me!
Post by: idontknowyet on August 29, 2020, 12:16:06 AM
 :hehe
Title: Re: Amazon is misgendering me!
Post by: notthatamanda on August 29, 2020, 02:12:40 AM
If they set up a Jewish Woman Writers rank I may have a shot, if the algors can figure out I'm Jewish and a woman.

How 'bout a 50+ category.
Title: Re: Amazon is misgendering me!
Post by: Eric Thomson on August 29, 2020, 02:55:38 AM
If they set up a Jewish Woman Writers rank I may have a shot, if the algors can figure out I'm Jewish and a woman.

How 'bout a 50+ category.

If they decided an ugly old gray beard like me is a Canadian woman author, anything is possible.
Title: Re: Amazon is misgendering me!
Post by: Simon Haynes on August 30, 2020, 03:36:20 AM
Those categories are often derived automatically from the keywords you use.

I put something like video or media in my keywords once, for no good reason, and ended up in the media tie-ins category.

Title: Re: Amazon is misgendering me!
Post by: JRTomlin on August 30, 2020, 01:53:42 PM
The algorithm thinks all Canadians are female, maybe (which would have interesting results in population growth). 🤷