Reading Pareto

The publishing figures for 2022 were rather depressing. In a country of 332 million people, only 28 books out of ~300,000 titles sold more than 500,000 copies. Eight were by one author, Colleen Hoover, and no book of history or politics sold more than 295,000 copies.

— Jason Colavito (@JasonColavito) January 30, 2023

Read the thread.

Only 28 books sold more than 500,000 copies.

Eight of the top 25 books were by the same author (whom I have never heard of.)

Average bestseller sells 2,000 copies.

Average book sells 200 copies.

300,000 new titles for sale each year.