Weekly Nielsen BookScan Data Available for Authors in Amazon's Author Central Service

For the first time, authors can track their books' weekly print sales, including geographical distribution, as recorded by Nielsen BookScan (widely regarded as the best source for industry print book sales.) Author Central also launches tracking of historical Amazon bestsellers rank for each of an author's books. This is a free service provided by Amazon that helps authors promote their books and reach more readers. In addition, authors who use Author Central have the opportunity to share the most up-to-date information about themselves and their work with readers. Authors can view and edit their bibliography, add a photo and biography to a personal profile, upload missing book cover images, add video, information about speaking events and use a blog to connect with readers. Authors only need a book listed in Amazon's catalog to be eligible to join Author Central. Authors can learn more about Author Central and these new features at http://authorcentral.amazon.com.