PREDICTING POPULARITY OF ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS

A popularity prediction module receives an electronic media item and identifies a feature of the electronic media item. The popularity prediction module applies the feature of the electronic media item to a learned function, where the learned function is determined from a plurality of features from one or more other electronic media items that meet a popularity classification. The popularity prediction module predicts a popularity of the electronic media item based on the comparing, before providing the electronic media item to a user.