Comments on: Richard Ford in Canada http://walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/27/richard-ford-in-canada/ Canada and its place in the world Wed, 23 May 2012 01:30:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joshua Bodwell http://walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/27/richard-ford-in-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-14854 Joshua Bodwell Sat, 22 May 2010 16:26:42 +0000 http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2008/02/27/richard-ford-in-canada/#comment-14854 The most troubling thing about this article is that it sights Nielsen BookScan numbers as though they are accurate and then makes bold assumptions by using those numbers as factual. BookScan is a private, un-audited company. Their claim of recording "roughly 70% of retail book sales" is just that...a claim. BookScan is hurting the book world. The most troubling thing about this article is that it sights Nielsen BookScan numbers as though they are accurate and then makes bold assumptions by using those numbers as factual.

BookScan is a private, un-audited company. Their claim of recording “roughly 70% of retail book sales” is just that…a claim.

BookScan is hurting the book world.

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