Most books don't sell only a dozen copies
>>>0.4% or 163 books sold 100,000 copies or more<p>>>>0.7% or 320 books sold between 50,000-99,999 copies<p>>>>2.2% or 1,015 books sold between 20,000-49,999 copies<p>>>>3.4% or 1,572 books sold between 10,000-19,999 copies<p>>>>5.5% or 2,518 books sold between 5,000-9,999 copies<p>>>>21.6% or 9,863 books sold between 1,000-4,999 copies<p>>>>51.4% or 23,419 sold between 12-999 copies<p>>>>14.7% or 6,701 books sold under 12 copies<p>- Kristen McLean from NPD BookScan