142 Is it true that 50% of books sell 12 copies or less?

It was the tweet heard round the publishing world, but is it true? Do 50% of books sell 12 copies or fewer? The Gatecrashers weigh in. 

https://twitter.com/aprilhenrybooks/status/1566230658766503937

Amanda Luedeke is literary agent and Vice President at MacGregor & Luedeke, where she has agented since 2009. 

Charis Crowe is a marketer and freelancer who spent nearly ten years at the gates of publishing before deciding to launch her own self-publishing career.