Nielsen provides weekly point-of-sale book data with the highest possible degree of accuracy and integrity. Functioning as a central clearinghouse for the U.S. book industry, Nielsen enables subscribers to access comprehensive reports from a wide variety of perspectives. We provide continuous market measurement of U.S. retail book sales based upon electronic sales data analysis, and we and collect point-of-sale information from a variety of retailers. In a typical week, sales of more than 300,000 different titles are collected, coded and analyzed, producing a complete market picture for retailers, publishers and the media.
For home video, Nielsen seamlessly integrates point-of-sale (POS) data to provide a comprehensive view of the VHS and DVD sell-through business.
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