Inside the Google Books Algorithm - Alexis Madrigal - Technology - The Atlantic - 1 views
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Gosia Stergios on 09 Nov 10Rich Results is a book search algorithm takes into account more than 100 "signals," individual data categories that Google statistically integrates to rank your results. When you search for a book, Google Books doesn't just look at word frequency or how closely your query matches the title of a book. They now take into account web search frequency, recent book sales, the number of libraries that hold the title, and how often an older book has been reprinted.