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                                        Reporting to Bestsellers Lists
Reporting to the Indie Bestseller ListAll ABA members are encouraged to report their sales weekly. Reporting is fast, easy and confidential. The Indie Bestseller Lists are the freshest expression of independent booksellers' handselling prowess. Other reasons to participate?
  • To showcase the strength of the indie channel in the publishing industry
  • To receive customized demographics reports about what’s selling in your area (when reporting via BookScan)
  • To receive a more robust monthly white box mailing of publisher-sponsored ARCs and galleys
  • To create indie bookstore buzz in-store, in print and online 
Stores can report electronically in one of three ways: manual entry, file upload or, the easiest of all, via Nielsen BookScan. (Information about benefits and methods for reporting to BookScan is here.)
 
Note: the reporting system is open to ABA members only. To join ABA, please complete an application.It's as easy as one, two...
  1. Choose one of the three ways to report.
    • BookScan - via your POS
      BookScan is compatible with the following point of sale systems: Booklog, Anthology, WordStock, IBID and IBIDie, SQ1 and iMerchant, Basil, Books in Store, and Computac. 
      For more information and to sign-up to report to BookScan, please contact Magesh Radhakrishnan, Team Leader, Nielsen Entertainment Merchant Services at magesh.radhakrishnan.ap@nielsen.com

    • ABA manual entry - enter your top sellers by hand - view instructions

    • ABA file upload - upload a simple file from your POS system - view instructions

  2. Pick a convenient time to report.
    • The report should include sales occurring during the week beginning 12:01 am Sunday through midnight Saturday.

    • If reporting via ABA manual entry or ABA file upload, pleas transmit the weekly report no later than 3 am ET each Tuesday, via the ABA reporting site. The reporting site opens each week at 3 pm ET Saturday.

    • If reporting via BookScan, please transmit the weekly report from your POS to BookScan no later than 1 pm ET each Monday.
Bestseller Reporting Troubleshooting FAQs

Reporting to The New York Times Bestseller List


The New York Times Bestseller List, released every Sunday in the paper’s Book Review, reflects sales reported by vendors offering a wide range of general interest titles. The sales venues for print books include independent book retailers; national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; supermarkets, university, gift and discount department stores; and newsstands.

It’s increasingly important for independent booksellers to make their voices heard on a national level. Please, demonstrate the importance of the indie sales channel by reporting your sales to this important national outlet for book news.


To report your sales to The New York Times, please fill out this online request form. 

  • Every Tuesday, you’ll receive an email letting you know what titles are in the Book Review that weekend, giving you advance notice to order these titles for your loyal readers.
  • You’ll also receive the Times Digest with the pdf containing the Best Sellers Lists a week and a half before it hits the printed edition.
  • You’ll also receive a complimentary copy of the printed Book Review sent directly to your store.
For more detailed information,visit  the Best Sellers List reporting site.


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  • About
    • Join GLIBA
    • Bookstore Members
    • Board of Directors >
      • Past Board Members
    • Our By-Laws
    • Publisher Members
  • Catalogs
    • Summer Catalog >
      • Summer Catalog for Publishers
    • Holiday Catalog >
      • Holiday Catalog for Publishers
  • Events
    • Past Events >
      • George Saunders
      • Spring Forum >
        • Spring Forum 2022 >
          • Spring Forum 2022 Publisher Guidelines
        • Spring Forum 2021
        • Spring Forum 2020
        • Spring Forum 2019
        • Spring Forum 2018
      • The Lit Show >
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 3
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 2
        • The Lit Show: Chapter 1
      • Heartland
      • Group Bookstore Events
      • Rep Night >
        • Rep Night 2019
        • Rep Night 2018
      • Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl >
        • Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl 2022
        • Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl 2018
  • Bestsellers
  • Heartland
  • Awards
    • Heartland Booksellers Award
    • Voice of the Heartland >
      • Past Winners
  • News
  • Publishers, Authors and Industry Affiliates
    • Advertise with GLIBA
    • MIPA
    • Bookseller ARC Requests and Preferred Reading Genres
    • Publisher Promotions
    • For Authors
    • Rep List
    • Publisher Social Media
  • YouTube Channel
  • Past Holiday Catalogs
    • Holiday Catalog 2021
    • Holiday Catalog 2020
    • Holiday Catalog 2019
  • GLIBA Bookseller Feature
  • Bookseller Resources
    • New York Trip
    • CHILOVEBOOKS
    • Tools of the Trade
    • Anti-Racism Resources
    • Covid-19 Resources
    • The Independent Bookseller
    • On-Line Links
    • Advocacy
    • Reporting Your Sales
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