Does anyone know where I can get cheap and/or free access to Nielsen Bookscan? The subscription rates for even a few books are exorbitant and my local library does not have access. Thanks.
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The only ones with access are those publishers who choose to subscribe, plus a few larger agencies (who generally limit their subscription to the genre they serve.) According to reports I've read, a single genre list costs about $25,000 per year. The full list is something like three quarters of a mill.
Now, RWA does provide access to the Top 100 Romance weekly list as a benefit of membership (with a $50/year subscription fee.) But that's the only organization I know that has any sort of access and it doesn't follow particular books from week to week. It's just the top 100, no matter which books they are.
Sorry.
Now, RWA does provide access to the Top 100 Romance weekly list as a benefit of membership (with a $50/year subscription fee.) But that's the only organization I know that has any sort of access and it doesn't follow particular books from week to week. It's just the top 100, no matter which books they are.
Sorry.
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