Brummet's Conscious Blog

A Look At the Book Industry Let's start by taking a realistic look at the current environment: Studies show us that book sales have grown exponentially since 2020, especially the e-book and audio sectors which grew by 30%. So that is really good news. Writers, too, are publishing more frequently - stats show that between 1,000 and 6,000 new books are released in the English language every single day. Sadly, for every 10 booklovers - only 2 of them are actually reading a book right now - due to: • Budget constraints  • Limited schedules • Competition via free audio, streaming video, podcasts and online TV/movie alternatives (i.e. Prime & Netflix) • Free e-books: Previously, authors giving away books as a "promotion" created a sector of readers who now do not want to pay for books. At one time this "free" promotion was seen as the thing to do, now experts don't recommend it.  The best advice I could give others when it comes to struggling with all ...