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

No one buys books

Everything we learned about the publishing industry from Penguin vs. DOJ.

^{Elle Griffin (The Elysian)}