One of the biggest problems plaguing both readers and publishers--from the major household name to the individual self-published author--is discoverability. To put it mildly, there is simply too much to read for books to automatically standout, which is a great problem for book lovers to have. The result, though, is that content owners spend vast amounts of time and money … [Read more...] about Amazon’s New Bestseller Lists Amazon Charts Aids Discoverability
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New Author Earnings Report Compiles Mid-Year Numbers
Author Earnings, who has a two-fold mission that encompasses supporting authors of every publishing path, has released a new report, this time looking not only at the data so far up to July 2014, but also mapping out the trends that the data can help identify. The comprehensive and exhaustingly complete report provides graphs on a variety of factors in publishing, all aimed … [Read more...] about New Author Earnings Report Compiles Mid-Year Numbers
Nielsen BookScan is Providing Faulty Data in their Bestselling Book Lists
When it comes to bestseller lists, the average reader will base their decisions on what to buy through them. The New York Times started to include ebooks in print and online editions back in 2011 when the Kindle and Nook first became popular.  The dominant force in generating bestseller lists is Nielsen BookScan, who harvests their data from major online booksellers. Many of … [Read more...] about Nielsen BookScan is Providing Faulty Data in their Bestselling Book Lists