If you are dealing with a reputable book publisher or self - publishing service, you should be able to trust the book
sales figures they give you.
Not exact matches
While Apple's
sales figures impressed the Street, a deal with China Mobile could
give the company's iPhone business a significant boost.
Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies and Dun and Bradstreet's Million Dollar Directory will
give you vital intelligence on competitors, such as
sales figures and the names of a company's chief officers.
Given sales figures, return rates and constant commentary via social media — all arriving in a «firehose of feedback» — the best entrepreneurs harness this information to hone their messaging, improve their products and even create new ones.
That number is kind of justified
given the impeccable
sales figure of iPhone X reported in Q4 2017.
And it will increasingly resemble the way
sales and marketing organizations now attract customers: by understanding what people want,
figuring out how to
give it to them, and learning how to keep them engaged.
«
Given indications for demand, iPhone
sales this weekend should far surpass prior
sales records, although we acknowledge the risk that supply constraints and stock - outs could cause the record
figure to actually be lower than it really should be,» Barclays analyst Ben A. Reitzes wrote in a note to investors.
Fundamental analysts focus on things like earnings and
sales figures to determine the proper «value» for a
given stock.
For their 2012 numbers, I used the production
figure in their press release and the
sales figure from the State of Sustainability Initiatives 2014 report; the latter
gives a lower production
figure of 348,793 metric tons provided directly from RA.
«We
figure we have
given away 8,000 burgers so far, but the promotion, in this time of traditional decline with the tourists not here, has produced a definite increase in
sales, because of buying by parents of kids who want a free Buc Burger.»
Tough for governments to
figure out how to
give back extra
sales tax... but I bet you have a great plan!
Nintendo may want to consumers buy the platform, but unless they're suddenly going to have a huge horde of Switch units for the Animal Crossing fans to buy around the time the game releases, they are going to risk losing out on a huge chunk of change that will greatly impact launch
sales figures, so it is in their best interest to cater to both platforms, but obviously make the Switch version better to look at and
give it deluxe status.
This comes after NPD's February
sales figures, which (
given the console's...
In announcing those
sales figures two weeks ago, Nintendo
gave a couple of possible explanations, saying, «This may be attributed to people who purchased both a limited edition of the game to collect and a second version to play.»
This comes after NPD's February
sales figures, which (
given the console's March 3rd release date last year) mark almost exactly 365 days, and a roaring success all around.
The Urus is sure to boost their
sales far beyond that
figure given the current demand for premium utility vehicles.
He
gave me the facts and
figures and did not push for the
sale.
So 2011 was about time that the Continental GT coupé, bedrock of the company's
sales figures, had a facelift, and not content with that Bentley
gave it another going - over for 2015 too.
This debut of the second - generation model will
give the oft - forgotten luxury sedan a much - needed refresh, but it remains to be seen whether Kia's luxury car can break out of three -
figure annual
sales or at least avoid being confused with the rapidly expanding Genesis lineup.
The
sales figures had
given a very clear hint: Since introduction of the Continental GT
sales had rocketed to 6,500 cars in 2004; the new Continental GT was responsible for the lion's share of
sales.
French manufacturer Peugeot is now distributed in Australia by Inchcape (the same company handles Subaru) and
sales figures clearly show its rejuvenated 2008 and the highly impressive 3008 and 5008,
giving the whole Peugeot brand a much - needed shot in the arm in our SUV - dominated new vehicle market.
It didn't come as such a surprise,
given their low
sales figures, confirmed by mid-2016 reports: FCA holds 16,056 Darts and 27,194 200s in its inventory.
Autotrader didn't
give DT the actual
sales figures, but a rank ordering of the top 50 vehicles millennials currently buy, based on information from lenders.
If you could
give some ball park idea how much that costs, then we could
figure out a profit based on
sales figures.
It's too easy to start comparing when so many authors are online shouting out
sales figures and rankings, and
giving advice — You too could be a publishing phenomenon, if you follow these six easy steps!
I can spend a lot of time quoting
figures on eBook and print
sales (and analysing how efficacious they are,
given the erratic quality of published numbers), but it isn't necessary for this discussion.
The company pointed to
sales figures for Mark Manson's The Subtle Art of Not
Giving a F*ck to highlight what it called «the rise of audiobooks.»
My other consistent experience is that agents
give up on submissions after 1 - 4 rejections, balking at sending a project anywhere else after their first few guesses proved wrong; even though making a
sale is a case of finding the editor who loves the book, and — gosh, go
figure!
I'll
give you my
sales figures (post-freebee) below, but first, here's a comparison between the May 2013 freebee for Natalie's Revenge with the BookBub advert and another freebee I ran for the book without a BookBub advert.
Amazon won't
give out
sales figures, but Forrester Research, a market - analysis firm, reckons Amazon will sell 3.5 million Kindles in the United States this year, bringing its total number in U.S. readers» hands to 6 million by the end of 2010.
The Associated Press and their subscribers seem to
give Project Gutenberg some credit for the fact that a
sales figure for this combined edition by Penguin is not up a lot higher than it's current 43rd position.
I haven't really played around with prices lately, so I
figured I'd
give it a whirl and see if price made any difference in
sales volume.
Absent actual
sales figures, there's no way to assess whether or not a
given product is a «flop».
It could be argued that digital reading has sparked a renewed global interest in books as a whole; these
sales figures this week were for print
sales in time for Christmas gift
giving, meaning books are enjoying a renewed status as gift items.
Just because Amazon's KDP
gives live
sales figures, doesn't mean that publishers not using that platform can get that data.
Looking at the
sales figures of hardcovers, ebooks, and trade paper does not
give us that answer, because that data doesn't address the initial question.
Harper Collins released
sales figures that
gave us an introspective on how their digital strategy is working out.
There is also news doing the rounds that most tablet makers may stop production of 7 inch tablets
given the low
sales figures they are being faced with.
The fear is that they'll have
sales separated by three different ISBNs, diluting their overall
figures and hurting their chances of hitting any
given list.
While Amazon does not publish
sales figures, IDC estimated it sold 2.2 million tablets in the quarter, a leap of 5,400 percent from a year ago,
giving Amazon a 5.7 percent market share.
The following week there was an article about a major publishing company launching its author portal, designed to
give its authors greater access to their brand and
sales figures.
So translation rights, I mean, the thing about selling translation rights today, and I'm sure you know this, is that you often deal with the foreign publisher, they translate the book, they
give you $ 500, and you never hear from them again; you never get any
sales figures, you never build an audience in that country.
I hope it will be an interesting exercise and at least
give you one set of
figures to compare your own
sales / downloads with.
Unsurprisingly, Amazon took this moment to tout the Kindle Fire's success — while the company still hasn't officially
given any
sales figures, Amazon claims the Kindle Fire has taken 22 percent of the US tablet market.
Of course,
sales numbers don't tell the whole story, so even if your
sales figures hit the minimums, it doesn't hurt to
give your pitch a little help.
Amazon has yet to
give out any
sales figures for the Kindle, launched in November 2007, but most speculation has it around the 250 - 300,000 mark.
I find Bookscan
figures useful when comparing to other Bookscan # s, and to
give a very vague sense of
sales history.
We've been accused of
giving out false
figures for ours
sales after novelrank apparently informed the public we had sold just 299 copies of our e-book on Amazon UK in March (this as of March 15).
Based on some data that I've seen from subscribing to a service that analyzes kindle
sales, here are some estimated
sales rank / book
sales relational data —
give or take — these are ball park
figures...
Note: it's entirely possible that Amazon is
giving incorrect BookScan information in Author Central, but I guess someone could verify BookScan - recorded
sales on the above ISBN via alternative means and see if it matches up with my
figures.