Retailers consist of small and large for-profit businesses that sell products directly to consumers. To realize a profit, retailers search for products that coincide with their business objectives and find suppliers with the most competitive pricing. Generally, a retailer can buy small quantities of an item from a distributor or a wholesaler.
Fire and Fury sells half a million copies. Combined sales of hardcover, e-book and audio versions of Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury now top 500,000. Associated Press January 18, 2018 11:41am A company that tracks retail book sales says Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury sold more than 190,000 hardcover copies last week.
The average book sells 3000 copies in its lifetime (Publishers Weekly, 2006). Yes. Itâs not missing a zero. Take a breath and read that again. But wait, thereâs more! The average traditionally published book which sells 3,000 in its entire lifetime in print only sells about 250-300 copies its first year. But Iâm going indie! you say. My odds are better! No, grasshopper. Your odds are worse. The average digital only author-published book sells 250 copies in its lifetime. Itâs not ...