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Message: <blockquote data-quote="overgeeked" data-source="post: 9353168" data-attributes="member: 86653">I'm not sure book sales are down. I think book sales are shifting. Traditional publishing isn't doing great, so tracking their numbers and using those as a stand in for the whole of publishing is a bad idea. Indie publishing is doing great. But those numbers aren't tracked that well. More accurately, it was doing great until people started dropping "AI" written books left and right. But the shift is also content, not method of publication. Take Dark Horse Comics as an example. <a href="https://boundingintocomics.com/2023/07/25/dark-horse-comics-reveals-manga-is-1-of-our-output-but-represents-66-of-our-sales/" target="_blank">Manga is 1% of their output, but 66% of their sales</a>. Yes, you read that right. The kids are reading manga and light novels and watching anime. That's where the money is.It depends entirely on your speed of writing, style, and what you're willing or able to write. Certain styles sell better. Certain genres sell better. Etc. If the only thing you'll write is cat romance, you shouldn't be surprised it doesn't sell well. If all you manage to do is write one novel every few years, you shouldn't be surprised you can't make ends meet. Quite a few indie authors are doing just fine.</blockquote>