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@marcel@waldvogel.family
2024-04-25 17:13:47

There was a news message going viral a few days ago, that most published books sell fewer than a dozen copies.
Here is a reply from two years ago debunking this. And explaining what "published", "book" and "sale" all could mean. (But none of the useful combinations support that claim.)
#books

No, Most Books Don't Sell Only a Dozen Copies
A little post on why publishing statistics are so confusing

@wmclark@publishing.social
2024-05-09 17:14:20

“The good news is that people still read lots of books and that anybody who has the content and wants to deliver it into the marketplace as a book can do so at a highly manageable cost. The bad news is that new careers delivering the creative works in a structured and predictable ecosystem that values experience and a network of professional contacts are vanishing before they begin.” #publishing

Checking facts with players who are still in the game - The Idea Logical Company
It is four years since Covid and eight years since I have had staff helping me serve consulting clients. My insight into the commercial world of book publishing is no longer informed by daily contact with people making their living in it. In fact, a big chunk of my “professional” activity these days is helping […]

@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social
2024-05-02 09:31:29

neue Ausgabe der Zeitschrift 027.7:
"The Global Impact of #Library #Publishing. Proceedings of the IFLA Library Publishing SIG Satellite Programme and the Open Session at WLIC 2023 in the Netherlands"

@marcel@waldvogel.family
2024-04-08 17:03:09

This article brilliantly makes fun of so many industries we're normally upset about. And in just one go. Heroic!
(And if you plan to buy a printer, despite already having three, do it through their #affiliate link)
#Fun #Publishing #SEO #Marketing #Advertising #AdTech #LockIn #ElectronicWaste #ManyMore
theverge.com/2024/4/2/24117976