14 October

Seneca said this 2000 years ago. He would have gone pale living now, when there are several *million* new books each year. Here are some intriguing other facts about books. Intriguing because while we publish more than ever, people buying and reading books is heading in exactly the opposite direction. - the sale of books is either stagnant or shrinking - average sales for most books are tiny - any book has less than a 1% chance of actually being stocked in a book store - most books sell only to the communities known by the author and publisher.