India
NielsenIQ BookData in India
NielsenIQ BookData provides a range of services to the Indian book industry including aiding the discovery, purchase and sales measurement of books.
Publishers – add your title information
Make sure your book is seen by book-buyers around the world
Once your book is close to publication you need to list it on our database along with its basic bibliographic information. By doing so you will ensure that both retail and library customers have pre-publication information for your print and e-books as soon as possible. Booksellers and librarians use our database to search and purchase books.
Our basic listing service is FREE and allows you to list the bibliographic data required to meet the minimum Book Industry Communication (BIC) Basic Standard. More information on this standard is available on the BIC website.
We recommend you supply your information to us via NSF Templates or our Title Editor service. Title Editor enables you to view and edit your book information, upload new titles and add cover images. The site is free to use and is the quickest way of supplying your data to our database.
To use the service: click here
Promote your books digitally
BookData Book2Look enables you to create mini websites for your titles with ‘Look Inside’ capabilities and personalised shopping options. It can be customised and shared widely allowing publishers of all sizes to continue to promote and wherever possible sell titles.
Use your biblets to:
- Share on social media platforms including, Facebook, X, LinkedIn & Pinterest
- Easily add video and audio content from YouTube, Vimeo and SoundCloud
- Add in direct shop links to your preferred retailers or your own website
- Customise and send to bloggers as well as participating booksellers
- Receive in-depth analytics and create reports on how your biblets are being viewed and shared across the web
Once biblets have been created for your titles you will have complete control over the continuous editing and sharing capabilities of each biblet. The biblets you create are yours to share and market to help discoverability of your title.
BookData will automatically embed your biblets on our bibliographic database for additional exposure. Our Metadata services are used by over 3,500 booksellers and libraries around the world. For more information about Book2Look: click here
For more information on any of our services please contact our India team: bookindia@nielseniq.com
PLEASE NOTE BIBLETS MUST BE CREATED WITHIN A YEAR OF PURCHASE. THEREAFTER THEY WILL EXPIRE.
Metadata Solutions
BookData offers a unique range of services that includes search and selection solutions, as well as enriched data tailored for online and physical bookstores, libraries and web and app developers. This data is available in various formats such as ONIX, MARC, CSV, tagged and tab-delimited configurations.
Key Services:
- BookData Online: A fast, flexible, and efficient way to search for titles, respond to customer enquiries, and replenish stock. It allows you to:
- Search database for bibliographic details
- Check latest price and availability information
- Rank search results by BookScan chart position to ensure you have the most popular titles in stock.
- Register for a free trial here
- BookData Record Supply Service: Create a personalized data feed from our database to enhance your website and/or build and maintain your company’s product database, improving the service you offer your customers.
- BookData Web Service API: Our Web Service API allows you to collect only the data you need at the point when you need it. It means that you can request data for a single ISBN or a whole data set when you want it, secure in the knowledge that the data you download is as up-to-date as it can be. The data is delivered in an XML format using SOAP or REST web service protocols so it can be used to support existing websites.
For more information email: bookindia@nielseniq.com
Research Services
Our research services provide retail sales analysis for print and e-books, alongside insights from our Books and Consumers Survey.
NielsenIQ BookScan: Collects point-of-sale data from major book retailers, providing author and title sales, bestseller charts, and market share data in 17 territories.
Join the NielsenIQ BookScan Panel
Booksellers interested in joining the NielsenIQ BookScan panel should get in touch. In return, you will receive market sales data free of charge. Email: bookindia@nielseniq.com
Books & Consumers India Survey: Provides comprehensive data on the who, what, when, where, why, and how of consumer trade book purchasing. This information is collected through a quarterly survey representing a national sample of individuals aged 16-84.
We offer detailed insights into who is buying, in what format, and how these trends evolve year over year. These insights help identify the most effective strategies to reach or expand your audience.
Our data is available through ongoing subscriptions, which include quarterly and annual reports.
For more information please email: bookindia@nielseniq.com
Press and Media Enquiries
We offer official bestseller charts for media outlets and provide ad-hoc data and insights to support commentary on the India book market.
Examples of data sets include:
- Top 10 (or more) charts by genre
- Annual bestseller charts
- Custom charts
For more information email: bookindia@nielseniq.com