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Perhaps more than any other industry the book trade is reliant on sharing product data in order to function efficiently. With the massive variety of products available the ISBN has been central to the industry for generations, and attaching accurate and appropriate information to the ISBN has become essential for identifying products both for trading partners and customers.
Supplying sufficient and appropriate metadata is actively encouraged within the book industry, but until now the effect of supplying (or not supplying) this metadata has not been measured. Being at the heart of the global book industry, Nielsen has unique access to both bibliographic data supplied by publishers and used by retailers, and sales data supplied to us direct from book retailers. Combining these data sets we can assess the impact that supplying good quality, appropriate metadata has on sales.
As the internet becomes the consumer’s primary source of information, it’s likely that customers will increasingly discover and learn about books via the information they can find about that book, rather than the physical product itself. With this in mind we have also examined sales through the online channel to see if the link between metadata and sales is greater and whether customers are even more reliant on the data supplied.
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Perhaps more than any other industry the book trade is reliant on sharing product data in order to function efficiently. With the massive variety of products available the ISBN has been central to the industry for generations, and attaching accurate and appropriate information to the ISBN has become essential for identifying products both for trading partners and customers.
Supplying sufficient and appropriate metadata is actively encouraged within the book industry, but until now the effect of supplying (or not supplying) this metadata has not been measured. Being at the heart of the global book industry, Nielsen has unique access to both bibliographic data supplied by publishers and used by retailers, and sales data supplied to us direct from book retailers. Combining these data sets we can assess the impact that supplying good quality, appropriate metadata has on sales.
As the internet becomes the consumer’s primary source of information, it’s likely that customers will increasingly discover and learn about books via the information they can find about that book, rather than the physical product itself. With this in mind we have also examined sales through the online channel to see if the link between metadata and sales is greater and whether customers are even more reliant on the data supplied.
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What is White paper about?
Perhaps more than any other industry the book trade is reliant on sharing product data in order to function efficiently. With the massive variety of products available the ISBN has been central to the industry for generations, and attaching accurate and appropriate information to the ISBN has become essential for identifying products both for trading partners and customers.
Supplying sufficient and appropriate metadata is actively encouraged within the book industry, but until now the effect of supplying (or not supplying) this metadata has not been measured. Being at the heart of the global book industry, Nielsen has unique access to both bibliographic data supplied by publishers and used by retailers, and sales data supplied to us direct from book retailers. Combining these data sets we can assess the impact that supplying good quality, appropriate metadata has on sales.
As the internet becomes the consumer’s primary source of information, it’s likely that customers will increasingly discover and learn about books via the information they can find about that book, rather than the physical product itself. With this in mind we have also examined sales through the online channel to see if the link between metadata and sales is greater and whether customers are even more reliant on the data supplied.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in White paper?
Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects > Research and information: general
Where can I read a sample of White paper?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/VVYGeuLvUv
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