Welcome to Nielsen BookData

We are specialists in bibliographic metadata and market trends.

By aiding the discovery, purchase, distribution, and sales measurement of books, our expertise ensures that books reach their intended audiences and that the industry can make informed decisions based on our data. 

For publishers

From acquiring an ISBN and barcode to enhancing the discoverability of your book and measuring its success, our range of services can help.

For booksellers

We support bookshops of all sizes with title look-up, enriched data for websites and internal systems, and BookScan sales reporting

For libraries

Our services include search and selection tools, MARC records and enriched catalogue data. We also measure library borrowings

Publish your book

How to purchase an ISBN and list your book information on our bibliographic database

Promote your book

Add descriptive content to your title listing and create ‘look inside’ content

Metadata for books

Online title look up and enriched book data feeds for internal systems and websites

Measure your book sales

Sales data available for any book, measured by Nielsen BookScan in 12 countries

Insights into book buyers

Understand book purchasing behaviours and market trends

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Complete our contact form and one of our experts will be in touch

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