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> Even on the high end, there were only 11 books that sold more than 500,000 copies—which is paltry when you consider that the 10 best-performing Netflix films
by coliveira 6y ago
> Even on the high end, there were only 11 books that sold more than 500,000 copies—which is paltry when you consider that the 10 best-performing Netflix films saw more than 68 million views.
So, this really means that the problem is not with writing, but the medium (book). Because all these Netflix films were written by someone. Instead of concentrating on the 11 books, the writer who wants to make money should concentrate on writing movie scripts for Netflix or similar.
- notahacker 6y agoThe medium (movie) requires getting someone to spend millions on crew and actors to shoot your script This is not necessarily any easier to achieve than writing a bestselling book, especially for a first-timer, and by the time the Hollywood accountants have finished calculating your share of the revenue, not necessarily any more lucrative.
- coliveira 6y agoBut it was never easy for someone just starting. You'll probably have to write books for close to free until something becomes successful. The equation is the same both for books or movie scripts.
- notahacker 6y agoThe first book you self-published or practically gave away to the publisher will be a book, if not a bestselling one. On the other hand the first movie script is vanishingly unlikely to get turned into a movie, and the fact you've written movie scripts that weren't developed won't help you get your next script taken more seriously.