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Nielsen research shows link between book sales and enriched metadata
In the US, research by Nielsen has found that books with complete metadata and cover images sell on average 98% more copies than those without such data. Presenting the research results at Digital Boo...
Complete metadata sells more books
Peter Mathews of Nielsen Book has told a metadata conference at Frankfurt that titles with complete data records sold 70% more copies on average than those with incomplete metadata.
Shatzkin: rights data 'the most important problem' for publishers
According to Mike Shatzkin, 'the most important problem for publishers to solve in the next 10 years' is getting comprehensive and relational rights data into a single repository to allow the easy sel...
'Identifier confusion' shakes ebook industry
With an ever-increasing need for metadata across multiple formats, many are wondering if ISBNs are sufficient or appropriate identifiers for ebooks and other digital content.
More concerns on Google Books metadata
There have been more concerns expressed by scholars that the metadata for Google Books is so flawed the service will be of little use for research.
Accurate metadata sells books
'Accurate metadata has become a marketing tool for publishers, a shopping guide for consumers, and an absolute necessity for distributors and retailers,' says this report from PW.
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