10000 Books High Quality
For many authors, particularly in the self-publishing arena, selling 10,000 copies is considered a "smash hit". While the average self-published book often sells fewer than 100 copies, reaching 10,000 is a mark of significant, often career-defining, success. The Reality of Book Sales
If you are 25 years old today and want to read 10,000 books before you turn 75, here is your 50-year plan. 10000 Books
At 10,000 books, you have likely encountered every major argument for and against every human idea. Boredom becomes rare because even a poorly written book offers a case study in what not to do. More importantly, you become immune to intellectual fads. When the media hypes a new "revolutionary" concept, you recognize it as a repackaged idea from a 17th-century pamphlet. You are no longer a consumer of information; you are a curator of human thought. For many authors, particularly in the self-publishing arena,