Should we let them rule our life and/or dissuade us from writing or publishing?
Will you let this information influence your professional writing life or will you make your own statistics?
Or will you take the viewpoint of Benjamin Disraeli?
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics" -Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman.
Writers and Authors
Writers and Authors
81% of the population feels they have a book inside them.
27% would write fiction.
28% would write on personal development
27% would write history, biography, etc.
20% would do a picture book, cookbook, etc.
6 million have written a manuscript.
6 million manuscripts are making the rounds.
Out of every 10,000 children's books, 3 get published.
Jerrold Jenkins. 15 May 99. http://www.JenkinsGroup.com
While the US Population is growing and education levels are rising, book sales are not....due to heavy media competition for leisure time.
While the US Population is growing and education levels are rising, book sales are not....due to heavy media competition for leisure time.
--Business Trend Analysts, Inc. as reported in Publishers Weekly, October 27, 1997. http://www.businesstrendanalysts.com/ http://www.PublishersWeekly.com
Who is your audience?
Women buy 68% of all books. -Lou Aronica, Senior V-P Avon Books. Publishers Weekly, March 22, 1999. http://www.PublishersWeekly.com
Who is your audience?
Women buy 68% of all books. -Lou Aronica, Senior V-P Avon Books. Publishers Weekly, March 22, 1999. http://www.PublishersWeekly.com
The median household income for book buyers is $41,600, compared to $35,300 for all adults. -Bookselling This Week, November 10, 1997. http://news.bookweb.org/
Men are more likely to shop in chain stores than women. Women are more likely to shop in discount stores and supermarkets than men. --Publishers Weekly, May 12, 1997, page 13. http://www.PublishersWeekly.com
The above information was obtained from Para Publishing web site at http://parapub.com/sites/para/resources/statistics.cfm
Write it down,
Carma
Interesting statistics Carma, particularly "Out of every 10,000 children's books, 3 get published" -- having a children's book on the market myself made me realise all the more how necessary they are!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it also interesting that so many people think they have a book in them? It's always easy -- until they start writing, that is! lol
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Anita
Fascinating compilation of statistics, Carma...great post! Blessings, Olivia
ReplyDeleteAh, Anita you are so write. People have a misconception of writers. It wasn't that long ago that I was among them. lol.
ReplyDeleteBut honestly, how much faith should we place in statistics?
Thank you for your post.
Thanks for stopping by Olivia.
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