Not exact matches
The
numbers are based on
actual sales, POS (point of
sale) whether online or in person
at a cash register.
And after two years, I sat down and looked
at the Bookscan
numbers over a two year period vs my
actual sales, and yes, it really is that far off.
And even when I've worked on major projects for companies like DC and Marvel, on books which have been in major bookstores outside comic shops, and with major authors, the Bookscan
numbers came in
at less than 10 % of my
actual sales.
I am someone who receives the
sales numbers for our titles directly from Amazon and I look
at them every week; and, I agree that the
actual sales numbers are much LOWER than anyone is pretending to have achieved.
This is why on the Publish page,
at the time you set your prices, we notify you that your
actual proceeds from the
sale might be higher depending on the
number of books purchased in the cart.
With the
actual figure coming in
at $ 1,540 M, that means my prediction was within 3 % of the
actual number... just like my prediction for 2011
sales made two years ago.
If offered while making such an offer, I would also be somewhat wary of a potential sting operation given that I suspect that a
number of private
sales do in fact take place
at a lower than
actual transaction value.
Nintendo had initially projected
sales of 3 million consoles and 14 million games, but
at the time of the system's
actual release, Nintendo projected hardware
sales of 1.5 million units and software
sales numbering 2.5 million by the end of the year.
See, here's the thing, While Activision announced the retailer sell
numbers for the game, they didn't mention the
actual sales to consumer
number at all.
Basically, I think Luke wants to prove a point that his games will sell
at the $ 5 price range — but what will the
actual sales numbers become?
But the
number you want to look
at closely is the
sale price of the home, which is much more indicative of the
actual value.