Re:Most books don't sell only a dozen copies
by fancyfredbot on Sunday September 11, 2022 @12:26PM
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Maybe this is splitting hairs but this didn't make publishing seem like gambling to me. It sounds like if I can publish enough titles at a low enough cost per title I'm guaranteed to make money.
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Re:Most books don't sell only a dozen copies
by lukeschwartz on Sunday September 11, 2022 @03:10PM
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You're guaranteed to make little money, yes. The big publishers make most of their revenue from a small number of titles that make publishing any other title viable.