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Nielsen figures show global retreat in print sales
According to global sales figures presented by Nielsen at the Italian ebook event ifBookThen, sales of print books are declining in most of the markets across the world where Nielsen tracks sales figu...
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...
UK physical book sales slump £12 million in October
Printed book sales in the UK during October slumped 8% year-on-year, or £12 million by value, due largely to poor sales within the paperback fiction and biographies/memoirs sectors, Nielsen Bo...
BookScan analyses 'the Booker Bump'
Nielsen BookScan has released a report studying the effects of the 'Booker bump' in the UK. Julian Barnes saw a 473 percent increase in sales the week after he won the prize for The Sense of an Ending...
Wall Street Journal to launch ebook bestseller lists
The Wall Street Journal will begin publishing lists of ebook bestsellers. Amazon, Apple, Google and Barnes & Noble will be sharing their ebook sales data with Nielsen for the first time to compil...
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.
Nielsen reports print book sales in decline
Print book sales continued to decline in 2010 across several major book markets and macroeconomic conditions would get worse before they got better, according to Nielsen Book sales data presented at...
Whitcoulls withdraws from BookScan panel
New Zealand bookselling chain Whitcoulls will no longer participate in the country's Nielsen BookScan panel. In a message sent to subscribers and retailers last week, Nielsen BookScan said that from T...
ABA conference round-up
The 2011 Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) national conference was held on 24 and 25 July in Melbourne, attracting around 300 attendees each day, with a trade exhibition drawing 53 exhibitors. ...
Nielsen: volume up, value down; indies gaining share
Shaun Symonds, general manager Nielsen Bookscan, presented recent Nielsen sales data at the Australian Booksellers Association conference on Monday 25 July. Data from the first 24 week...
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