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In publishing, bestseller claims are often easy to make, while the underlying rankings can be more difficult to assess. For entrepreneur and author Marco Robinson, archived retailer charts and Amazon ranking records provide a historical record of books that reached #1 positions across multiple categories and marketplaces over more than a decade.

The supplied records include rankings in categories such as Small Business, Self-Employment, Motivation, psychology-related categories, Mind-Body Medicine, Health & Fitness and Spirituality. They also show Robinson's books appearing alongside established authors including Malcolm Gladwell, James Clear and Alex Hormozi.

The records do not establish that Robinson's books were the overall bestselling titles across Amazon or any entire national market. Rather, they document specific positions on particular bestseller charts at the times captured.

A Bestseller Record Across Multiple Categories

Much of the discussion surrounding Amazon bestseller status comes down to the distinction between category rankings and overall store rankings. A #1 position within an Amazon category does not necessarily mean that a book was the single bestselling title across the entire Amazon store.

Robinson's archive, however, contains multiple records showing START OVER titles reaching prominent positions across different classifications, volumes and international Amazon marketplaces.

Among the supplied records are:

• #1 - Motivation
• #1 - Self-Employment
• #1 - Small Business eBooks
• #1 - Psychology eBooks on Suicide
• #1 - Mind-Body Medicine
• #1 - Spirituality
• #1 - Business
• #1 - Psychology
• #1 - Health & Fitness

Other records place START OVER titles prominently in Psychology & Counselling and Neuropsychology. The archive also contains rankings from markets outside a single Amazon marketplace.

Taken together, the records provide a broader picture of the performance of different titles within specific categories and at specific points in time.

An Earlier Retailer Ranking With Malcolm Gladwell

The historical record extends beyond the START OVER series.

An archived MPH Online "Bestsellers Non-Fiction" page labelled "August Bestseller" lists Robinson's Know When to Close the Deal and Suddenly Grow Rich! at #1, with Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers at #2.

The significance of the record is that both books and their respective positions appear on the same archived retailer bestseller page. It therefore provides a direct snapshot of the rankings shown by that particular retailer at the time.

EXHIBIT 1 - MPH Online "Bestsellers Non-Fiction - August Bestseller": Marco Robinson's Know When to Close the Deal and Suddenly Grow Rich! at #1 and Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers at #2.

The archive further indicates that the title remained at number one in the rankings for more than 12 months, although the precise scope and methodology of that extended ranking would depend on the underlying retailer records.

A START OVER Title Appears Behind James Clear

The more recent START OVER archive contains another notable comparison.

A supplied Amazon Personal Transformation eBooks bestseller chart shows James Clear's Atomic Habits at #1, with START OVER: Turn Any Loss into a Sensational Comeback, Volume 1 at #2.

The evidence does not show that START OVER outsold Atomic Habits. What it does show is that Robinson's title occupied the second position on the same bestseller chart at the time captured, immediately behind one of the most recognised titles in the personal-development category.

That distinction is important when interpreting historical Amazon rankings, which can change according to time, category, format and marketplace.

START OVER Voices and Alex Hormozi

A similar comparison appears in an Amazon Small Business Best Sellers chart supplied as part of the archive.

In the screenshot, START OVER VOICES ANTHOLOGY 1 occupies the #1 position, while Alex Hormozi's $100M Leads appears at #2.

Again, the screenshot does not establish that START OVER VOICES has sold more copies than $100M Leads over the lifetime of either book. It provides a narrower point: at the moment represented by the chart, the START OVER title was ranked #1 in that Amazon Small Business bestseller list, with Hormozi's title immediately below it.

EXHIBIT 2 - Amazon Small Business Best Sellers: START OVER VOICES ANTHOLOGY 1 at #1 and Alex Hormozi's $100M Leads at #2.

A Multi-Volume Publishing Series

The START OVER record also extends across multiple volumes rather than a single title.

The supplied Amazon listing for START OVER Volume 10 identifies the book as part of a ten-book series and displays a #1 Best Seller badge in categories including Spirituality, Abuse and Suicide.

Other supplied charts show different START OVER volumes appearing in prominent positions at various times. According to the supplied records, all 12 START OVER volumes have reached number-one bestseller positions in multiple categories.

The series therefore forms a significant part of Robinson's more recent publishing record, while the earlier retailer evidence places his bestseller activity several years before START OVER was established.

Additional Historical Evidence From Amazon UK

Another supplied screenshot from Amazon UK provides a separate point of comparison.

A search for "financial freedom" shows Robinson's The Financial Freedom Guarantee immediately above Tony Robbins' Money: Master the Game.

This is different from a numbered bestseller chart and should not be interpreted as evidence that Robinson's book ranked ahead of Robbins' title on a bestseller list. Instead, it provides contextual evidence of how the title appeared in Amazon UK search results at the time the screenshot was captured.

What the Archive Shows

Amazon rankings are dynamic and can change quickly. They can also vary according to category, format, marketplace and the specific time at which a ranking is recorded.

For that reason, a category #1 position should be described as a category bestseller rather than as evidence that a book was the bestselling title across an entire country or Amazon as a whole.

Within those limits, the supplied archive documents repeated rankings across multiple books, categories, formats and marketplaces.

The evidence includes:

• A historical retailer chart showing Know When to Close the Deal and Suddenly Grow Rich! at #1 and Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers at #2.
• A START OVER title at #2 behind James Clear's Atomic Habits on a supplied Amazon Personal Transformation eBooks chart.
• START OVER VOICES ANTHOLOGY 1 at #1 and Alex Hormozi's $100M Leads at #2 on a supplied Amazon Small Business bestseller chart.
• Multiple #1 positions for START OVER titles across categories including Small Business, Self-Employment, Motivation, Business, Psychology, Health & Fitness, Mind-Body Medicine and Spirituality.
• Records covering multiple START OVER volumes and international Amazon marketplaces.
• Additional evidence from Amazon UK showing The Financial Freedom Guarantee appearing immediately above Tony Robbins' Money: Master the Game in a search-results snapshot.

The supplied records also include number-one rankings for Kindle, paperback and hardback editions.

Conclusion

The archived material provides a historical record that is broader than any single Amazon category or individual ranking.

The strongest conclusions are the ones that remain closely tied to what each piece of evidence actually shows: a #1 retailer ranking alongside Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers; a #2 Amazon Personal Transformation ranking behind James Clear's Atomic Habits; a #1 Amazon Small Business position ahead of Alex Hormozi's $100M Leads in a captured chart; and multiple #1 category positions across the START OVER series.

Because retailer rankings are time-sensitive and category-specific, the records are best understood as snapshots rather than permanent measurements of lifetime book sales.

Taken together, however, the archive documents a publishing history in which Robinson's books have repeatedly appeared at or near the top of specific bestseller rankings across different periods, categories, formats and marketplaces.

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