Book stats

Thinking of writing a book? Check out these stats from an article by Chris Anderson in the July 17 issue of Publishers Weekly. In 2004:

• 950,000 titles out of 1.2 million tracked by Nielsen Bookscan sold fewer than 99 copies
• Another 200,000 sold fewer than 1,000 copies
• Only 25,000 sold more than 5,000 copies
• The average book in America sells about 500 copies
• Only 10 books sold more than a million copies
• Fewer than 500 sold more than 100,000
• Nearly 200,000 new titles are published each year

Speaking of books, the winner of my drawing for The Angel is Erica Aguilera. Congrats, Erica!