Tools — EdgarScore

Tool 1

Head-to-Head

Compare two books head-to-head: score, reviews, tier coverage, velocity and more.

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Tool 2

Velocity Radar

How fast does a book capture critical attention? Select up to 5 books to compare their review accumulation speed.

Tool 3

Alternative Rankings

The official ranking weighs by tier. But what if we only count T1? Or only US/UK critics? Filter and discover hidden rankings.

# Book Filtered Score vs Official Reviews

Tool 4

The Critic

Deep X-ray of the critical ecosystem: polarization, constellations, echo effect, discoverers, and the time machine. 5 lenses on the same data.

Each dot is a book. X axis = average score. Y axis = dispersion (standard deviation). Upper-right = successful provocateurs. Lower-right = elite consensus.

Tool 5

Author Magnetism

Which authors capture media attention fastest? Books that accumulate reviews in bursts from their first review.

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Tool 6

Book Persistence

Which books keep generating debate months after their first review? The long tail of critical attention — those that endure.

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Tool 7

Publisher Scorecard

How do publishers stack up? Average EdgarScore, top 20 placement rate, tier coverage breakdown, and competitive benchmarking across the ranking.

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Avg Score = mean EdgarScore across all books from this publisher in the ranking.

Top 20 % = percentage of publisher's books that placed in the top 20. Higher = more consistent quality.

T1 / T2 / T3 bar = proportion of reviews from each tier. Heavy T1 = elite coverage. Heavy T3 = grassroots/niche coverage.

Insight: A small publisher with high avg score and strong T1 coverage is punching above its weight — a sign of editorial taste that critics respect.

Tool 8

Source DNA

The genetic profile of each publication. What genres do they cover, which countries do they favor, how generous are they, and how fast do they move?

Select 1-3 publications above to compare their DNA profiles.

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Radar chart = 6 dimensions of each source's editorial DNA. Larger shape = broader, more active coverage.

Generosity = how high the source scores relative to others. Speed = how early they review (discoverer vs confirmer).

Breadth = how many different countries/genres they cover. Consensus alignment = how closely their scores match the final EdgarScore.

Insight: Compare publications to understand their editorial personality. A source with high speed + low consensus alignment is a bold tastemaker. High breadth + high generosity = the supportive champion of diverse voices.