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WHAT AUTHORS WANT
Understanding Author Priorities in the Self-Publishing Era
Phil Sexton • Publisher, Writer’s Digest
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Author Definitions• Aspiring: not yet published• Self-Published: self-published only• Traditional: traditionally published only• Hybrid: both self- and traditionally published
• Profile: Typical author in the sample is a commercial fiction writer who might also write nonfiction and who had a project in the works that might soon be ready to publish.
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Authors in the Survey• 9,210 respondents (up from 5,000 in 2013)• 88.4% fiction vs. 39.5% nonfiction
− 28.9% Fantasy − 21.8% General
− 26.1% Young Adult − 22.2% Romance
− 9.9% Bio/Autobio/Memoir − 8.0% Self-Help• 30.2% writing New Adult• Hybrids 20−24 hours/week writing; all others 10−14• Hybrids 7−9 hours/week writing-related; Aspiring 34,
SP+T 5−6 • Median # published manuscripts: SP 1, T 2, H 2+2
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Why They Write
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Annual Writing Income
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Publishing Preferences
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Advances
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Royalties
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Distribution and Marketing
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Production
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Sales and Earnings
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How Authors Want to Publish Their Next Book
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Author Satisfaction Results
• Cover: 31.4% HT−49.4% HSP
• Quality: 37.4% HT−44.4% HSP
• Pricing: 20.5% HT−44.4% HSP
• # Sold: 4.6% SP, 8.2% T, 9.7% HSP
• $ Sold: 4.5% SP, 4.8% T, 10.7% HSP
• Control: 17.4% HT−63.6% HSP
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Conclusions
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