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Originally Posted by rhadin
But just using the 50,000 Smashwords authors, the 36 success stories represent 0.00072% of authors -- not very good odds in any gambler's book.
The reality is that very few authors will be successful as self-publishers.
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That's a fair point, but what I'd like to know, and haven't seen anywhere, is how those figures compare to traditionally published authors. What percentage of traditionally published authors sell 200,000+? I have no idea, but I think it'd be informative to find out.
All that said, though, how many authors sell 200,000+ is of less interest to me than how many authors make a living from writing.