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
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More eBooks Than Hardbacks in 2011
In the UK last year, more digital books were published than hardback editions, according to an article by Phillip Jones for The Bookseller. The explanation comes down to nothing more than publishers trying to keep up in a difficult market, while costs and ease of ebook production became manageable. These comparison numbers were provided by Nielsen BookScan, an industry mainstay … [Read more...] about More eBooks Than Hardbacks in 2011
Much Needed Recognition for Ebooks
For several years, published bestseller lists relied on sales data that only included print editions of books in order to determine rankings. Now, Nielsen BookScan, which recently made headlines for partnering with Amazon to provide sales data to Amazon’s author customers, will be including ebooks in its information that it distributes to news outlets such as the Wall Street … [Read more...] about Much Needed Recognition for Ebooks