US self-published writers earn an average of $520 per year Two days ago, we published a post about  sales figures for export book sales revenue for US Publishers comparing 2010 to 2011. This, of course, covers only books, whether print or digital, published by traditional and a portion of Indie publishers, but does not tackle the amount of books sold by self-publishers. This is where a bit of math comes in handy. Let’s compare the figures of the … Read entire article »

Publishing Statistics – eBook Sales’ Rise Benefits Print Book Sales   According to a report published by the American Association of Publishers , the exponential rise in ebook sales in the last few years did not harm print book sales, on the contrary. The print book sales are also on the increase, albeit considerably less than the ebook sales. The report covers the difference in ebook sales and print book sales figures between 2010 and 2011 deriving from US publishers … Read entire article »

Self-Publishing Statistics: Women fare better than men at making money from self-publishing The recently published Taleist survey  of  self-published writers gives a fascinating insight in the brave new world of self-publishing. Based on a panel of 1007 self-published respondents, the survey clearly shows that not everyone is equal when it comes to self-publishing. Of these respondents, 40% had been writing seriously for more than 10 years, 60% said they had been at it for more than 5 … Read entire article »