This statistic shows the amount paid for book cover designs among successful and emerging authors in the United States in 2017. The data reveals that emerging authors were overall more likely to pay less for cover designs than authors with earnings of 100 thousand or more per year, however one percent of emerging authors paid between one and two thousand U.S. dollars for a cover design, and no authors in the 100k category paid this amount.
Amount paid for book cover designs among successful and emerging authors in the United States in 2017
*The source clarifies that they worked with over 34,000 authors at the time the post containing this data was published. The source did not provide the exact survey date. The source categorizes the authors as follows:
100kers = Authors who have made $100,000 or more in a single year from book sales
EAs = Emerging Authors who earn less than $500 / year from book sales.
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Written Word Media. (June 7, 2017). Amount paid for book cover designs among successful and emerging authors in the United States in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/972637/cover-design-costs-for-authors/
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