Nielsen Says eBook Sales Dipped 6% in 2014, But Their Numbers Smell Funny

Nielsen has just given us a great example of why one should always take publicly announced stats with a grain of salt.

The Bookseller caught up with a story from Book Expo America this morning. Sarah Shaffi reports that reps from Nielsen gave a presentation and shared bad news about the US ebook market:

E-book sales in the US declined by 6% in 2014 compared to the year before, statistics released by Nielsen show.