Of the 58,000+ books published per year:
- 90% will sell less than 2,000 copies
- 50% will sell LESS THAN A DOZEN COPIES
Great, very readable piece on book publishing and how it's very much like being a VC...
https://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books
#Books #Writing #Publishing
Dave Mark /
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