Hemidakota Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Rebecca made a stab at finding out how much royalties some LDS authors make from publishing books. Are entering a phase on not purchasing LDS type books? In our house, we purchase fewer books this decade than the last. Number of books published per authorOne book - 33%Two books - 19%Three books - 8%Four books - 11%Five books - 3%Six or more books - 25%Market Targeted by AuthorNational market - 31%LDS market - 44%Both - 25%Royalties Earned in 2009Less than $250 - 46%$251 to $500 - 9%$501 to $1000 - 14%$1001 to $1550 - 6%$1551 to $2000 - 3%More than $2000 - 23%ARTICLE LINK: Rebecca Irvine: LDS Author Roylaties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeuroTypical Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 Yep. Statistics like these are handy when the antagonistic no-nothing church critic is blathering about how rich our apostles are because of all those book royalties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCGrant Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Thanks for the info--as an LDS author, it's enlightening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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