Starting March 8, BNC SalesData users will have access to two new reports: Title Trend and Title by Market. Read on to find out more about these two spiffy new reports built just for you.
Book Creation: Beyond the Printed Page
Genre-busting and cross-media narratives—we’ve seen it in other sectors of the entertainment industry with varying degrees of success. Offhand, I remember those webisodes of Battlestar Galactica I devoured during those long interseason hiatuses. Consumers are comfortable with cross-genre content, and it’s good to see book publishers taking risks to adapt to this new environment. Which made us wonder: what other forms of book creation are out there?
Life Is to a Box of Chocolates as TOC Is to Flavours of Jam
Content Throws Off Covers, Stands Awkwardly
As publishers increasingly see the information between the pages as content, business models feel the push to change to accommodate the new possibilities of delivery. The pricing debate, though the talk was about format, inherently had content at its core. So what happens when content unleashed from the printed page?
Megatechnics Anyone? (Didn't Think So)
It is interesting how you can always discover new ways to look at data and Salesdata is no exception. We are adding new features regularly so it is always a danger that existing features get overlooked or forgotten.
Okay before we go down the rabbit hole of “Megatechnics” thinking, my point is really simple. Don’t forget what you already can do with SalesData reports!
The Reader Perspective at Tools of Change + TF Updates
Next week is the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing conference in NYC. Sadly, this BookNetter won’t be attending, though two other BNC staffers will. Jealousy abounds. I’m particularly interested in the panels exploring the reader’s perspective…
Data Exchange Tip #8: Up(date) Your ONIX, or: What Code Should the White Rabbit Use When Late for Tea, and Will His Invitation Change in Response?
If your company uses EDI you probably understand the need to maintain consistent and accurate ‘transactional’ records. But EDI is a limited number of fields and the company comptroller probably has it all under his or her thumb and allocates resources to its maintenance because it makes money (or more importantly loses money when done badly).
EPUB and the iPad
The Agency Model: What Does It Mean for Publishers, Retailers, and Readers?
BNC SalesData Tip #6: Bibliographic Data Gone Bad
One of the most popular question topics from BNC SalesData users is bibliographic data: where is it sourced; how is it updated; and how can errors in the data be corrected? Since we love nothing more than to rhapsodize over bibliographic data and metadata in the supply chain, we’ll climb up on our soapbox and share all the details with you!
