How many authors are self-published?
Table of Contents
In its report, “Self-Publishing in the United States, 2013-2018: Print and E-books,” the total number of print and e-books that were self-published in 2018 was 1.68 million, up from 1.19 million in 2017.
How many book writers are there in the world?
How many writers are there in the world? Again, it’s unclear as those statistics aren’t tracked by a single organization. But, if we used the US as a model and included only medium-income countries, that would mean approximately 650,000 in-house writers and just over 1 million freelance writers globally.
What percentage of authors are self-published?
Today, it is just 1\%. The better options available to authors are making a difference. The turning point came between 2011 and 2012 when Amazon “absolutely crushed their competitors” says self-publishing service Author Imprints. A report by Statista says over 675 million print books were sold in 2018 in the US alone.
How many self-published books per year?
The number of books being published every year has exploded. According to the latest ProQuest Bowker Report (October 15, 2019), nearly 1.7 million books were self-published in the U.S. in 2018, which is an incredible 264\% increase in just five years.
How many self-published books sell?
Research suggests that the “average” self-published, digital-only book sells about 250 copies in its lifetime. By comparison, the average traditionally published book sells 3,000 copies, but as I mentioned above, only about 250-300 of those sales happen in the first year.
Brazilian author Ryoki Inoue holds the Guinness World Record for being the most prolific author with 1,075 books published under many pseudonyms. Inoue would write all day and all night until he finished a book.
How many books does a self-published author sell?
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.