# Is there any public resource for book sales data?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-public-resource-for-book-sales-data/536382>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 16, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-public-resource-for-book-sales-data/536382 "2010-04-16T19:01:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 16, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-public-resource-for-book-sales-data/536382/1 "2010-04-16T19:01:12Z")

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Ingram, the book distributor, used to have an automated system that would provide their sales figures for a book after you keyed in the book’s ISBN number. I tried calling Ingram today, but received a message saying the number is “no longer assigned” within the company.

I’d be grateful for any other resource that would allow me to track sales for a handful of specific books. I’m looking for a free resource, preferably.