Annual Author Survey

Authors Annual Survey

It’s time for the annual survey where we gather information about Published Authors and the sales of their books. This information is very important for us in helping with various State Legislatures, County governments, Cities and many others to better understand the value of published authors have to the economy on many levels.

Please take your time completing the survey, it is estimated to take approximately 20 minutes if you already know the information we will be asking. If you do not know, feel free to review the survey so you can be ready to answer all the questions as accurately as possible.

We ask that you only give numerical answers when requested to help the process of determining the overall averages. If you do not have an answer to the question, then please leave it blank on go on to the next question.

Thank you for your time in completing this year’s survey. This is VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION, so thank you!

Age Group

Gender Female Male

Education

Did you attend any writing classes in school/college?

Would having a one stop physical location (store front) where you could get your ISBN's, guidance on publishing, and other related information to help you succeed be of value to you or to other authors new to the biz? Yes No

If you could get Print On Demand printing for a fair price in Texas, would you order your books from that printer vs Create Space or Ingram, or another POD? Yes No

How many books did you publish in 2020?

How many books do you plan to publish in 2021?

Below are general questions to help us better understand our members and their needs. Please be honest and complete each question to the best of your ability.

While the box to answer in may look small, you do have plenty of space to type your response. Just don't type a short story or a novel. Please keep the response clear and to the point.

What type of published author are you? Self Traditional Hybrid

For Traditional or Hybrid published authors, please share what your royalty percentage is?

Do you feel that traditional book store events help you with book sales? Yes No

How many library book signings/readings do you plan to do in 2020?

How many school book signnings/readings did you do in 2020?

Are you a member of the Kroger's program? Yes No

Do you feel that selling your books in grocery stores at your own table would be beneficial? Yes No

How many non book store book signing/reading (excluding libraries, schools and bookfestivals) events did you do in 2019?

In competing in a Global Market, do you feel that having a State or the country support you in marketing programs would help increase your book sales? Yes No

Do you report sales tax to your Comptroller's (tax collector) office or in any state? Yes No

There is a tax credit law in another country that gives credits to be used for purchasing books. Do you feel this would be of value in Your State of Residence? Yes No

What tool or program would you like to have access to in order to increase your marketing for book sales?

Are you a member of the Authors Marketing International (AMI)? Yes No

As a member of AMI how much do you take advantage of the programs and services they offer?

If you are a current member of AMI, do you feel that your membership has helped you with marketing and selling your book(s)? Yes No

If you are a member of AMI, how many years have you been a member?

Please tell us what you would type of programs or events you would like us to create or focus on.

Do you believe Amazon treats its authors fairly? Yes No

As an author, a small biz owner, what would you like to see changed in the publishing world?

As an author, a small biz owner, what would you like to see changed in the bookstore world?

The following questions are for book festival programs.

How many book festivals did you attend in 2020?

How many book festivals do you plan to attend in 2021?

What was the average cost you paid to have a table at a one book festival?

Do you believe that attending a book festival event is more about marketing, or selling books. Yes No

If you have attended any of the DEAR Texas/Book Festival Network events, do you feel having your information on the website months after the event to be of value? Yes No

What would you like to see added to a book festival?

What would you like to see remvoed from a book festival?

Other then more advertising of the event, what else do you feel will help draw people into a book festival?

Do you participate in the Goodie Bags that AMI distributes? Yes No

Do you have a Book Trailer for your books? Yes No

Do you use a Book Sales Sheet when approaching a bookstore to carry your book? Yes No

Do you use the Social Media Influencer program? Yes No

We have condensed this portion of the survey for all books that you have published. It is broken down by paper, eBook, hardcover and Audio.

PLEASE ENTER ONLY ONE SET OF NUMBERS. Example: Average Paper books Sold 500 – Not 550-750

What is the total number of book titles you have published?

What year was your first book published?

What is the average Retail price of all of your paperback books published?

What is your average profit per paperback book sold?

What is the estimate of paperbacks sold in 2020?

What is the average eBook retail price for your ebooks published?

What is your average profit per eBook sold?

What is the estimate of eBooks sold in 2020?

What is the average hardcover retail price for your published hardcovers if any?

What is the average profit for your hardcover book sold?

What is the estimate of hardcover books sold in 2020?

What is the average Audio book retail price for your published audio book(s)?

What is your average profit for each your audio books sold?

What is the estimate of audio books sold in 2020?

This is the last section of the survey.

$100 Gift Card

Thank you for completing this annual survey.

We will be doing an drawing for a $100 Visa Gift Card. If you would like to be in the drawing for the gift card, please submit your email address below. Only completed survey will be considered for entry into the Gift Card drawing.

How much did you spend on postage and shipping your books to your customers in 2020?

Have you paid for book reviews? Yes No

If yes, what is the average cost for a book review you have paid for?

Have you entered any book content in 2020? Yes No

If yes, what was the average cost per contest you entered?

What is the average cost of marketing materials you have spent in 2020? Materials include signs, bookmarks, bags, and other items that promote your book(s)?

Do you include office space, car insurance, rent and other miscellaneous items into considering of your profit margin as a published author? Yes No

Does it matter to you how many books you must sell per year to make a profit? Yes No

Do You know How Many Books it takes for you to sell in One Year to make a Profit? Yes No

Are you listed on the B4R.store bookstore? Yes No

If not listed on B4R, why?

eMail Address

Are You Human?

Does having stock ownership in AMI affect the value of being a member of AMI? Yes No