According to the Lulu Titlescorer, naming your novel The Da Vinci Code gives it a "10.2% chance of being a bestselling title!" whereas naming it Mao II gives it a "79.6% chance of being a bestselling title!" Among the others I tested were Fantasy Alien Space Robot (courtesy of Dan Kraus, a 35.9% chance) and I Am Torturing the Kitty Children (a 20.1% chance). Which would America rather read, The Da Vinci Code or I Am Torturing The Kitty Children? Lulu has your answer.
Oh, boy, what a timesuck.
I'd give the Da Vinci Code 2 a 100% chance.
ggw
Posted by: ggwfung | March 05, 2007 at 10:27 PM
Well, a certain book looks pretty good by Lulu's lights. You're doing better than a coin flip! Of course so is "When He Felt Really Really Sick."
Posted by: rhowell | March 06, 2007 at 10:29 AM