“Nielsen says the average book published in the United States
sells fewer than 250 copies a year and fewer than 3,000 overall. Of the 1.2 million titles Nielsen tracked in
2004 (publishing’s heyday), 950,000 sold fewer than 99 copies; only 25,000 sold
more than 5,000.”
This sentence was removed from a back and forth session on
Writer’s Digest were experts went back and forth on the top ten rules about
writing that we have all heard about.
According to the dated report (2004) 950,000 books sold fewer
than 99 copies, that’s 79 percent of the books tracked that year!
The average
book sells fewer than 250 copies a year and fewer than 3,000 overall.
I
published “Whisper” at the end of January 2011, so it has been out for just
over one year. To date I have sold 999
copies of my FIRST NOVEL! One more sale
and I hit 1000 sold for my first book in less than two years. That beats the averages all to hell. I hope to break that three thousand mark this
year!
This
will always be my worst book just because it is the weakest story and it will
always be the first book I published. When
I first published it in January 2011, it had crappy artwork drawn with a mouse
in Microsoft Paint Brush by yours truly.
The text was full of errors, with bad grammar, and punctuation.
Recently “Whisper” has
gotten a face lift in the way of a new cover and it has been completely
re-edited. The newest online version has
TWO new bonus features added to the end of the book!
1. It has the First Chapter of my second novel
attached to the end of it! The first
chapter of my second novel has been re-edited, the rest of the book is being
edited now and will be updated on-line as soon as it is finished and all
necessary corrections have been made. “No
Rules Of Engagement” has recently received a new cover also!
2. The First Chapter of the sequel to Whisper is
included at the end of the book. God
willing and the crick don’t rise; it will be released this Summer! But the first chapter is there for those who
want a sneak peak!
If you have previously purchased “Whisper” and already read
it, you may want to upload the newest version and check at the bonus material
at the end of the book!
Well alright! I have
to get back to work, these books don’t write or correct themselves, and after
reading the first chapter some of you may actually want the rest of the book.
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