Mr. Weiss of Author Solutions estimates that
the average number of copies sold of titles published through one of its brands is just 150.
Average number of copies sold / title: 32.
But divide that down to
the average number of copies sold per title = 192.
Not exact matches
Plus, the
average number of books
sold by a self - published author is less than 80
copies.
But keep in mind that the
average number of copies a self - published title actually
sells is closer to 75.
You could also inquire about the
average «
sell in» for a book — that's the
number of copies sold to retailers or distributors in advance
of the publication date.
My sales
numbers range from 14
copies (yes, only 14 units
sold) on one book to another book with 1000s
of copies sold, with an
average payment
of $ 2.70 - 3.00 per unit
sold.
Only 1 %
of manuscripts find a publisher, and only some 250
copies are
sold, on
average,
of each ISBN
number.
And it helps you produce a business plan for your book (before you write it) so you increase the likelihood
of your book
selling an above -
average number of copies per year.