Comments on: USA Today Bestseller List, Ending August 26, 2007 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/08/30/usa-today-bestseller-list-ending-august-26-2007/ Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:41:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jackie http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/08/30/usa-today-bestseller-list-ending-august-26-2007/#comment-65191 Jackie Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:44:50 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/08/30/usa-today-bestseller-list-ending-august-26-2007/#comment-65191 I've heard that Bookscan captures anywhere from 40% to 70% of sales. I’ve heard that Bookscan captures anywhere from 40% to 70% of sales.

]]> By: sherry thomas http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/08/30/usa-today-bestseller-list-ending-august-26-2007/#comment-65140 sherry thomas Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:59:12 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/08/30/usa-today-bestseller-list-ending-august-26-2007/#comment-65140 Finally got around to buying the Bookscan numbers from RWA. No surprises that Nora has so many books in the top 100 romance list. But I was surprised that Debbie Macomber had just about as many, if not more (Didn't sit down to do a count). Don't think her readers hang out at romance sites and blogs I visit, cuz I hardly ever hear her name mentioned but it's obvious she's got a huge fan base. And I'm beginning to wonder just what percentage of sales Bookscan captures, cuz one big-name author's numbers for her latest isn't anywhere near what I've heard about her print run, not even if Bookscan only captures about 25% of the sales. Finally got around to buying the Bookscan numbers from RWA. No surprises that Nora has so many books in the top 100 romance list. But I was surprised that Debbie Macomber had just about as many, if not more (Didn’t sit down to do a count). Don’t think her readers hang out at romance sites and blogs I visit, cuz I hardly ever hear her name mentioned but it’s obvious she’s got a huge fan base.

And I’m beginning to wonder just what percentage of sales Bookscan captures, cuz one big-name author’s numbers for her latest isn’t anywhere near what I’ve heard about her print run, not even if Bookscan only captures about 25% of the sales.

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