thread: 2009-10-27 : Book Publishing - Some Startling Numbers
On 2009-10-28, Graham wrote:
I think the idea of an "average book", that sells 500 copies, tells us little. It's a strange average: rather like calculating the average salary over the world's population. It's accurate, but tells you nothing.
Much better to talk about in more detail: most books sell hardly anything, a minority sell huge amounts.
Graham
