Re:The publishing industry has a gambling problem
by dingnuts on Tuesday October 07, 2025 @04:18PM
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> If you look at sales data, you'll see the #1 bestseller sells more than 10x more copies than #2 on the list
All commercial art follows this pattern, a Pareto Distribution[0]. The top musician gets 10x what #2 does. Same with athletes. On and on. The rule applies to many competitive fields. The sky is blue, but it's astute of you to notice.
All commercial art follows this pattern, a Pareto Distribution[0]. The top musician gets 10x what #2 does. Same with athletes. On and on. The rule applies to many competitive fields. The sky is blue, but it's astute of you to notice.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_distribution