Getting the forecast right.
The article reports on the improvements in accuracy of book selling forecasting. Using historical data and trends Nielsen BookScan has given publishers a more accurate record of how many copies are selling. As BookScan's data becomes more sophisticated, forecasting software systems for publishers ar...
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Bookseller Media Ltd
2/9/2007 Supplement
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