How many books should you expect to sell as an author?
Most self-published authors sell 250 books or less, regardless of how many different books they write. Traditionally published books sell around 3,000 copies on average, with only 250 of those sales in the first year.
It’s rare that books sell over 100,000 copies and even rarer to sell more than a million.[1]
If this is the case, how should we measure success as Indie authors? Let’s discuss on this episode of The Authorpreneur
Secret$ podcast.
About the Host:
Jamaican authorpreneur, Cameka “Ruth” Taylor, a.k.a. “The Rocket-Writer,” is the CEO and founder of Extra MILE Innovators Limited, trading as BambuSparks. Since 2015, she has published 27 books, including 5 Amazon bestsellers.
Ruth has leveraged her book "Authorpreneur Secret$" to create the Authorpreneur Secret$™ Academy, the Caribbean Authorpreneur Summit, and the Authorpreneur Secret$™ podcast. She works with published and aspiring authors to write and publish their books to achieve their God-given mission and financial goals. Ruth is on a mission to raise up 10,000 winning Caribbean Authorpreneurs by 2030.
Podcast Website:
https://authorpreneursecrets.com/podcast
Free Resources for Author Success:
https://authorpreneursecrets.com/resources/
[1] https://letterreview.com/how-many-books-to-publish-to-make-money/