Full-time authors earning income solely from books in the U.S. 2018
Share of full-time published authors whose total income was book-related in the United States in 2018
This statistic shows the share of full-time published authors whose total income was book-related in the United States in 2018. The findings reveal that just 21 percent of surveyed U.S. authors made one hundred percent of their income from books, with 57 percent having to pursue other writing-related activities on top of their book writing work.
Share of full-time published authors whose total income was book-related in the United States in 2018
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