25th
March
2008
Slightly amusing and demoralizing facts about the large-scale failure of published books
posted in tips and random info |
I hate apologizing for not posting in three days but.. I guess I just did. Kind of.
Moving on:
The topic that has drawn me back from my busy work week into the blogosphere is statistics on book sales. These stats come from the great book “The Long Tail” by Chris Anderson.
I understand these stats are a little out-dated, but they are still relevant today, I am sure.
“In 2004, 950,000 books out of 1.2 million tracked by Nielsen BookScan sold fewer than 99 copies. Another 200 sold fewer than 1000 copies.”
What is worse is:
“The average book in the US sells 500 copies.”
Damn you Chris Anderson for crushing my hopes and dreams of becoming a successful author. I think you just don’t want to share the secrets of your publishing success.
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