"Introducing Books" at BISG's Making Information Pay 2013.

1. Introducing BookStats
May 15, 2013 | New York City
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Why BookStats?
“It is a capital mistake to theorize
before one has data.”
-Arthur Conan Doyle

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Why BookStats?
The most comprehensive annual
analysis of publishing.

4. Data Submissions
Category
 Trade
 School
 Higher Ed
 Professional
 Scholarly
Sales Tier
 Large: > $100M
 Medium: $5 M– $100
 Small: $500K – $5M
 Very Small: < $500K
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5. Data Submissions
Minimum submissions for statistical
validity exceeded
Data submission deadline one month
earlier than previous years (Feb. 28)
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Methodology
Step 1: Collect source data
Step 2: Using all known ISBNs from active
publishers, determine publisher peer groups
Step 3: Calculate average revenue per ISBN
Step 4: Determine full size of market
Step 5: Apportion breakdowns based on
apportionment of source data

7. Ned May
VP & Practice Leader
Outsell, Inc.
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