> From what I hear, the average "properly published" nonfiction book > sells about 3K copies. At that sales quantity, the author fails to
Steve, you may want to qualify that. The average academic book sells probably less than 1K, often less than 500 copies. Which is one of the reasons why the book I just published costs $120: it is targeted at libraries only. No one gets rich in academia. In fact we barely survive. Cheers, Stefano -- __________________________________________________ Stefano Franchi Associate Research Professor Department of Hispanic Studies Ph: +1 (979) 845-2125 Texas A&M University Fax: +1 (979) 845-6421 College Station, Texas, USA
