Over 1,000,000 - the number of books in print in the UK
200,000 - the number of new titles published each year
135,000 - the number of these considered suitable for bookshops
30,000 - stock held by the average branch of Waterstone's
200,000 - stock held by the largest branch of Waterstone's
500 - number of years of existing literature that must also be held in stock
1 in 10 - the chances a new book has of being displayed in a bookshop
(Figures from Danuta Kean's article, 'Chain-reaction', in the latest edition of The Author.)
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Thusly, thou needs to read this
Basically, publishers don't know what the hell sells anymore...
I was struck by those figures too, Debi, (struck is the right word!) when I read them in The Author. Sounds like we all have to start Doing It Ourselves, innit?
wow! how terribly inspirational. And when I was just starting to write again...
Chances of a POD (not vanity press!) book being in a bookshop:
1:100,000
(if you have influence)
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