B
Evidence Grade B
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$2,000
$2,000 -- median annual author income for published authors (2026)
Median book income for all published authors is $2,000 per year.
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Evidence graded
Value
$2,000
Unit
Currency Usd
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
Global
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
bestwriting.com
Primary
Tier B
https://bestwriting.com/author/tomaslau ↗
Source Article
Tomas Laurinavicius
Original Research
bestwriting.com
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Methodology
Median income figure cited in stat-compilation article
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryMedia
RegionGlobal
RoleAll marketers
Channelmulti-channel
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