Book Sales Performance Report in Your Bookstore

Publishing Panel: A Guide to Customized Book Sales Reports in PUBNiTO

Introduction

Making well-informed business choices spotting trends, and maximizing your promotional strategies all depend on your ability to comprehend the dynamics of your book sales. You can customize the report on the Books Sales Report page based on a number of factors, giving you a better picture of your sales performance.

Report Filters

This section allows filtering various options to create a customized report.

Rental

Using the Rental option, you can filter the report according to the status of a rental. This option enables you to concentrate on the particular area of your business you wish to evaluate, whether you want to monitor all, all rentals, weekly rentals, monthly rentals, yearly rentals, or only non-rental sales.

Vendor(s)

If you work with numerous vendors, you can use this option to filter the report by choosing one or more particular vendors. You can study the sales and rents from each individual vendor by limiting the report to those vendors, which will enable you to manage your vendors better and keep track of their performance.

Notes
This filter is not visible in the vendor's publishing panel.

Demo (License type)

You can use this option to filter the report based on the license type of the books that were sold. You have the option to list all licensing types (demo and complete versions), just demo licenses, or just complete versions. You may learn more about the distribution and sales trends of various license types using this filter.

Filter Book Type

This option allows you to generate reports specifically based on the format of the books involved in transactions.

Price (Sale Type)

By using the Sale Type filter, you may separate paid from free purchases in the report. To examine the effects of pricing methods, marketing efforts, and the overall distribution of paid and free books, you can choose to look at all sales, only paid sales, or only free sales.

Book(s)

By choosing one or more particular books, you can filter the report using the Select Book(s) option. With the help of this function, you can concentrate on the success of certain books, following their sales and rentals and figuring out whether ones are best-sellers or need more attention.

User(s)

With the Select User(s) option, you may filter the report to look at sales and rentals by particular users. By choosing one or more users, you can learn more about their shopping habits, spot loyal customers, or evaluate the success of specialized advertising efforts.

Start Date and End Date

Choose the start and end dates for the report to specify the appropriate time frame. This feature enables you to examine sales and rents over a predetermined time frame, assisting you in determining seasonal patterns, evaluating the success of marketing initiatives, or tracking the effects of any recent changes to your business strategy.

Filter

After choosing your preferred filtering options, click the Filter button to put the filters into action and produce a report that satisfies your predetermined criteria. You will get a targeted and customized perspective of your book sales and rentals as a result.

Reset

Using the Reset option, you can remove all of the specified filters and go back to the default configurations. It is especially helpful when you wish to start a new analysis or experiment with various filtering combinations.

Middle Page Components

You can quickly get an overview of the distribution and frequency of each category in your sales and rental data by reading through these sections.

Total Count (Total Count of Rows)

By showing the total number of rows, the Total Count section gives a summary of the report. This count might be helpful for determining the size of your sales and rentals because it offers you an idea of the total volume of data.

Renting (Total Count of Rental)

The number of rentals included in your sales data is shown in this section. You can determine the popularity and demand for renting books by concentrating on the number of rentals. You may examine the effectiveness of your rental items and the revenue brought in by rental agreements using this information.

Demo

The number of books sold with demo licenses is shown in the Demo section. Customers who bought books with trial versions or with restricted functionality are represented in this category. You can gain insight into client interest in perusing your books before making a full purchase by examining the number of demo licenses that were sold.

Free

By examining the number of downloads of free books and open access, you can evaluate the efforts made to attract readers to the bookstore. It can also provide insights for you to work on offering free access to books and charging authors or supporting organizations for them.
This section lists the number of books that were sold for a fee. Important details on your company's revenue-generating activities are provided in this category. You can watch sales progress, find bestsellers, and assess the success of pricing plans by looking at the number of paid books sold.

Excel Report

By choosing this option, an Excel report of the filtered data will be produced. The data may be further analyzed, changed, and shared with other stakeholders with the use of Excel exporting, resulting in richer insights and better decision-making.

Table of Information

This section offers detailed information based on Title, User, Sale Type, Vendor, and Date.

Title

You can identify the exact books driving sales or producing rental money by using the title.

User

The user offers details about the users involved in each purchase or rental transaction.

Sale Type

The Sale Type identifies whether a book sale was free or for a fee.

Revision

Shows a number indicating how many times the book has undergone revisions.

Vendor

The Vendor displays the vendors associated with each book sale or rental.
Notes
This option is not visible in the vendor's publishing panel.

Book Type

Identifies the format of the book—PDF, EPUP, or Audiobook.

Date

The Date feature allows you to track the temporal distribution of your sales and rentals by providing transaction dates for each sale or rental.

FAQ(s)

1. What does the Books Sales Report section offer?
The Books Sales Report section provides a detailed breakdown of book sales and rentals, allowing users to customize reports to gain insights into various aspects of their sales performance.

2. How can I filter reports using the Rental option?
The Rental filter allows users to focus on specific rental categories, such as all rentals, weekly, monthly, yearly, or non-rental sales, enabling a more targeted analysis of rental activities.

3. Is it possible to analyze sales based on different license types?
Yes, the Demo (License type) filter categorizes sales between demo and complete versions, providing insights into distribution and trends for various license types.

4. Can I segregate paid and free purchases in the report?
Yes, the Sale Type filter allows users to distinguish between paid and free book sales, aiding in assessing pricing strategies and marketing impacts.

5. How can I filter reports for specific books or users?
Users can filter reports by selecting specific books or users, facilitating focused analysis on individual book performance or user shopping habits.

6. How do I reset the filters to default settings?
The 'Reset' option clears all filters, reverting to the default configurations, useful when starting new analyses or exploring different filter combinations.

7. Can I export the filtered data for further analysis?
Yes, by choosing the 'Excel Report' option, the filtered data is exported to an Excel file, allowing in-depth analysis and sharing with stakeholders for better decision-making.