Answers.Body: <p><a href="http://www.statista.com/">Statista</a> (The Statistics Portal) looks like it has some relevant <a href="http://www.statista.com/search/?q=ebooks%20revenue">ebooks revenue information</a> (though not exactly what you are looking for). Unfortunately, you are forced to sign up for a premium account to access most of the reports. A sample report that they actually show you <em>some</em> of the information for is <a href="http://www.statista.com/statistics/280249/global-e-book-revenue-by-region/">here</a> (<code>Global e-book revenue from 2009 to 2016*, by region (in million U.S. dollars)</code>, obviously some is projection).</p>
  
  <p>I did manage to find an informal survey done by <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/00550719567520289405">Marie Force</a> about independent publishers <a href="http://e-bookformattingfairies.blogspot.ca/2013/04/author-know-thy-business-self.html">here</a> (covers total unit sales broken down between 2010, 2011, 2012 and some of 2013) . Here is an excerpt:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The conversation on the loop led to me post an informal survey to get
    an idea of how our members and their self-publishing friends are
    really doing. I didn't ask people to give dollar amounts, but rather
    just their number of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012 and so far in 2013. I
    asked them to list their most successful book in 2012 and how many
    copies it sold. At the outset, I want to say that this survey was
    informal. There is nothing scientific about it, but it does provide an
    interesting snapshot of how self-published authors are really doing.</p>
    
    <p>To give context to the numbers, I wanted to also provide a guide to
    what the most popular price points translate to in actual dollars.
    Using Amazon's conversion chart, here it is:</p>
    
    <p>0.99 (35 percent royalty): $0.35 per sale<br>
    1.99 (35 percent royalty): $0.70 per sale<br>
    2.99 (70 percent royalty): $2.04 per sale<br>
    3.99 (70 percent royalty): $2.74 per sale<br>
    4.99 (70 percent royalty): $3.44 per sale<br></p>
    
    <p>While I didn't ask authors to list their most common price point
    (which I will add to the survey next time), I thought the breakdown
    above would be enlightening to the authors out there who might be
    waffling about whether they ought to try their hand at
    self-publishing. If you are thinking about whether or not you should
    dip your toe into the revolutionary waters, ask yourself these
    questions: When was the last time I made $3.44 on the sale of one
    book? When was the last time I made even $2.04 on the sale of one
    book?</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>She then goes on to post a bunch of survey results broken down by author. Here is a sample of one of the survey results:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Elisabeth Naughton<br> Romantic Suspense and Paranormal <br>Total number of
    self-published titles: 12 <br>Total number of self-published sales in
    2010: 0 <br>Total number of self-published sales in 2011: 0 <br>Total number
    of self-published sales in 2012: 102,179 <br>Total number of
    self-published sales so far in 2013: Jan-March 2013: 370,059 <br>Most
    successful book in 2012 and how many sold: MARKED - 30,673 copies</p>
    
    <p>I've been traditionally published for four years and my income comes
    primarily from my self-published titles, NOT my traditionally
    published titles.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
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Body: <p>Ebooks have been a boon to independent authors, providing a path to audiences, unmatched in the history of publishing.  The field is rather new, and currently there is not even Wikipedia page <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_author">Independent author</a>. </p>
  
  <p>If possible what is the number of Independent authors who published English language works in 2013, and what was the average incoming from those 2013 works?</p>
  
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Title: What was the average income from ebooks for independent authors in 2013?
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ThreadText: # What was the average income from ebooks for independent authors in 2013?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-05)
  
  Ebooks have been a boon to independent authors, providing a path to audiences, unmatched in the history of publishing. The field is rather new, and currently there is not even Wikipedia page [Independent author](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_author).
  
  If possible what is the number of Independent authors who published English language works in 2013, and what was the average incoming from those 2013 works?
  
  **Tags:** publishing, independent-publishing
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-06. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
  
  [Statista](http://www.statista.com/) (The Statistics Portal) looks like it has some relevant [ebooks revenue information](http://www.statista.com/search/?q=ebooks%20revenue) (though not exactly what you are looking for). Unfortunately, you are forced to sign up for a premium account to access most of the reports. A sample report that they actually show you *some* of the information for is [here](http://www.statista.com/statistics/280249/global-e-book-revenue-by-region/) (`Global e-book revenue from 2009 to 2016*, by region (in million U.S. dollars)`, obviously some is projection).
  
  I did manage to find an informal survey done by [Marie Force](https://www.blogger.com/profile/00550719567520289405) about independent publishers [here](http://e-bookformattingfairies.blogspot.ca/2013/04/author-know-thy-business-self.html) (covers total unit sales broken down between 2010, 2011, 2012 and some of 2013) . Here is an excerpt:
  
  > The conversation on the loop led to me post an informal survey to get
  > an idea of how our members and their self-publishing friends are
  > really doing. I didn't ask people to give dollar amounts, but rather
  > just their number of sales in 2010, 2011, 2012 and so far in 2013. I
  > asked them to list their most successful book in 2012 and how many
  > copies it sold. At the outset, I want to say that this survey was
  > informal. There is nothing scientific about it, but it does provide an
  > interesting snapshot of how self-published authors are really doing.
  >
  > To give context to the numbers, I wanted to also provide a guide to
  > what the most popular price points translate to in actual dollars.
  > Using Amazon's conversion chart, here it is:
  >
  > 0.99 (35 percent royalty): $0.35 per sale  
  > 1.99 (35 percent royalty): $0.70 per sale  
  > 2.99 (70 percent royalty): $2.04 per sale  
  > 3.99 (70 percent royalty): $2.74 per sale  
  > 4.99 (70 percent royalty): $3.44 per sale
  >
  > While I didn't ask authors to list their most common price point
  > (which I will add to the survey next time), I thought the breakdown
  > above would be enlightening to the authors out there who might be
  > waffling about whether they ought to try their hand at
  > self-publishing. If you are thinking about whether or not you should
  > dip your toe into the revolutionary waters, ask yourself these
  > questions: When was the last time I made $3.44 on the sale of one
  > book? When was the last time I made even $2.04 on the sale of one
  > book?
  
  She then goes on to post a bunch of survey results broken down by author. Here is a sample of one of the survey results:
  
  > Elisabeth Naughton  
  >  Romantic Suspense and Paranormal   
  > Total number of
  > self-published titles: 12   
  > Total number of self-published sales in
  > 2010: 0   
  > Total number of self-published sales in 2011: 0   
  > Total number
  > of self-published sales in 2012: 102,179   
  > Total number of
  > self-published sales so far in 2013: Jan-March 2013: 370,059   
  > Most
  > successful book in 2012 and how many sold: MARKED - 30,673 copies
  >
  > I've been traditionally published for four years and my income comes
  > primarily from my self-published titles, NOT my traditionally
  > published titles.
  
  
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