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> Paperwhite doesn't match either "e-book" or "color"

> either "e-book" or "color"

A Paperwhite most definitely matches "e-book". Very strongly.

Most fuzzy searches have multiple weighting parameters in the algo. You're right, it doesn't match "color" very strongly, but the fact it has >7k reviews and "5+ million sold last month" compared to 31 reviews its match for "e-book" probably has a pretty massive weighting. It's probably 1,000x stronger in its natural weight in terms of overall sales and engagement to anything else related to "e-book". I mean, its 400, 50, 50, and an undisclosed amount sold last month compared to five million.




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