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But the real issue is that BookScan misses the point: Book industry people don't want a single compilation of what's really selling best throughout the country; they want a variety of lists that break down sales figures in ways beneficial to them.
Culturebox doesn't know how much Bookscan was charging, but wonders whether publishers really factored in the savings they'd accrue from better-targeted marketing.
The system is the UPC or in the case of books a EAN/ISBN number that when a book is scanned by a retailer identifies the book, format, suggested price point, genre, etc. --Tom Fogarty, Soundscan executive in charge of Bookscan.
This may explain why, so far, Bookscan has not cut deals with any of the big chains (though they are talking to them).
If you want a Lorrie Moore to sneak onto the bestseller list every once in a while, you better hope Bookscan never catches on.
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