Market research firm NPD has acquired the US-based services of Nielsen Book, adding book data to its point-of-sale tracking across more than 20 industries.
DBW 2017 Opening Themes: The Trade, Its Resilience, and Its Data
The 2017 Digital Book World conference opened with calls for more data-driven decision-making, despite the inherently subjective nature of book publishing.
Nielsen Book Releases New UK and US Metadata Reports
Charting the importance of proper and timely metadata, Nielsen Book’s twin studies from the US and UK markets may be motivational updates for publishers.
Back to The FutureBook: Audio Gets Its Own Channel at the Conference
Amid rising audiobook sales, the FutureBook Conference’s focus on the sector offered upbeat statistics and audience demographics.
Children’s Book Summit: Nielsen on Kids, Their Trends, and Their Parents
Taking a holistic approach that might warm the heart of a millennial mom, Nielsen’s third conference on the young readers’ market looked at their parents, too.
Nielsen Children’s Book Summit Preview: Conversation Over Charts
From ‘the push and pull’ of screen time to millennial parents, Nielsen’s children’s books summit promises to interweave data and discussion.
International Industry Notes: Nielsen’s ISBN Store, Wiley’s Purchase
In the UK, Nielsen’s ISBN program has stepped into the digital age with what it describes as sure-footed grace. In the US, an internationally placed STM content platform is bought by a customer.
Romance Publishers and Diversity at the Nielsen Summit: ‘Uniquely Familiar’
As part of Nielsen’s inaugural Romance Book Summit at the Romance Writers of America conference, a panel of publishers talk about globalization, sales, and diversity challenges.
For the Love of Industry Data: Nielsen’s Co-Location With Romance Writers of America
With analysis of a “slow erosion” of sales and much more, Nielsen’s Romance Book Summit is a mix of research analysis and thematic exploration at the Romance Writers of America’s gathering.
Crime Pays in the UK: Could It Have to do With the Setting?
Not to say that it’s something in the water, it’s often noticed by international observers that the two major publishing markets have different entertainment-genre priorities. The Americans love love. For the Brits, good literature is murder.