Sep 24 2008
Bookscan numbers
One of my favorite times during the week is the part of our department meeting when the publisher announces any books that are raking in high Bookscan numbers that week. Nielson Bookscan is a data provider for the book publishing industry that tracks point of sale data. Every week the publisher keeps track of the sales figures for our books and also where the books are selling well and announces any that have large orders (generally for us that means over 100 per week). He mentioned two of my books this week! One had well over 200 orders and the other was near 150. I was really pumped! Because my books are only just starting to track, it’s one of the first times I’ve heard them brought up. The over 200 one was not a big surprise because it’s a celebrity author and a very good book. The 150 one was a surprise because it’s an historical sports book that wouldn’t necessarily appeal to just any sports fan, so I was certainly pleased to hear that! Here’s to many more!!
