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ERIN MORGENSTERN is the author of The Night Circus, a number-one national best seller that has been sold around the world and translated into thirty-seven languages. She has a degree in theater from Smith College and lives in Massachusetts.
- The Night Circus
About The Night Circus. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two...
- The Starless Sea
About The Starless Sea. NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the...
- The Night Circus
Oct 3, 2018 · There are all kinds of statistics bouncing around out there, but generally speaking, most self-published authors will likely sell around 250 books or less. A few years ago, the industry was buzzing when statistics revealed that the average self-published author earns less than $500 from her books.
- Publishing Landscape Statistics
- Submission Statistics
- Debut Author Statistics
- How Can You Increase Your Odds of Getting published?
- Don’T Fixate
- Why The Odds of Getting Published Don’T Matter
Between 600,000 and 1 million books are traditionally published every year. Even without including self-published books, that’s a hell of a lot of books on the shelves. (Forbes)Publishing is a $29 billion dollar industry in the United States. (Association of American Publishers)As of 2023, the global book publishing revenue stands at $129 billion. (WordsRated)Despite the pandemic, 750.9 million printed books were sold in 2020, which marks the biggest increase in a decade. (Publisher’s Weekly)There are nearly 50,000 writers and authors writing and working in the United States alone. (Statista)Between 95 and 99% of manuscripts submitted to editorsare too poorly written, have a bad or unoriginal premise, or are irrelevant. These will get an instant pass or ghost. (Slushkiller)From the remaining 5% of high-quality manuscripts left for consideration, most are still rejected due to timing, similar books on their list, or the state of the market. (Wordsrated)The popular industry statistic is that between 1 and 2% of manuscripts that a publisher receives is published. In other words, they accept one or two of every hundred manuscripts they receive. (Fic...8% of debut authors write at least one novel before writing what becomes their published debut, with an average of 3.24 books written before debuting. (Writability)The average age of debut novelists is 36. (Jim C. Hines)It takes about 70% of YA authors four or more years to publish their debut. (Hannah Holt)The average advance for a debut author is $5k to $10k, also known as a “nice deal,” with 5% to 15% royalties on print books, and 25% royalties on eBooks. (Reedsy)Some of these debut author statistics are pretty bleak, huh? So what can you do to take back control? I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: write the best book you can write, that only you could write. Write the book that sets your soul on fire. Ensure that it’s grammatically correct, that the plot is robust, and the quality is exceptional. Y...
Publishing is a fickle, subjective mistress. From the above debut author statistics, it may look like the real odds of getting published are slimmer than becoming a professional athlete or making it into the Olympics. And – they are! However – and I say this as someone who has performed in an Olympics Opening Ceremony – once you are near to greatne...
If an editor loves your excellent manuscript, the editorial board loves it, and they think that readers will love it, your odds of getting published at the moment in time become 100%. This excellent manuscript may have been rejected dozens of times, or not at all. It may be your first manuscript, or your seventeenth. It doesn’t matter; your debut n...
Leading the pack, not surprisingly, was Pulitzer Prize winner Anne Tyler, the only writer on the list with six-figure sales for her book A Spool of Blue Thread. A Brief History of Seven Killings...
Jun 30, 2016 · Every year, dozens of new books sell 100k copies on BookScan, and a couple sell a million. A recent Author Earnings report suggested maybe 4,600 writers earn 50k a year off of book sales alone. Not so shabby, maybe, until you realize that about that many MFA students graduate each year.
Oct 5, 2022 · One of the best ways to estimate how many books you’ll sell is by keeping up with book industry trends. The e-book industry is much different than the print book and audiobook industries, so keep an eye on how both printed and digital books are selling in your area and genre.
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May 16, 2024 · The U.S. book industry generated over 25 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. Read more about book sales figures in our analysis of the U.S. book market.
