Year
|
Big Book
|
12&12
|
AA Comes
of Age
|
As Bill Sees It
|
Total
|
Royalty $
|
CPI
Factor
|
Royalties In 2003 $
|
Annual
|
Cum
|
Annual
|
Cum
|
Annual
|
Cum
|
Annual
|
Cum
|
Annual
|
Cum
|
Annual $
|
Cum $
|
Annual $
|
Cum $
|
1935
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.074
|
|
|
1936
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.076
|
|
|
1937
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.078
|
|
|
1938
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.077
|
|
|
1939
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.076
|
|
|
1940
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.076
|
|
|
1941
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.080
|
|
|
1942
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.089
|
|
|
1943
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.094
|
229,700 Big Books were
sold from 1939 – 1951.
Royalty amounts prior to
1950 cannot be found. |
1944
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.096
|
1945
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.098
|
1946
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.106
|
1947
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.121
|
|
|
1948
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.131
|
|
|
1949
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.129
|
|
|
1950
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,367
|
|
0.131
|
124,937
|
|
1951
|
229,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
229,700
|
|
13,139
|
29,505
|
0.141
|
93,183
|
218,119
|
1952
|
28,000
|
257,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28,000
|
257,700
|
14,300
|
43,806
|
0.144
|
99,309
|
317,428
|
1953
|
23,296
|
280,996
|
29,567
|
|
|
|
|
|
52,863
|
310,563
|
23,490
|
67,296
|
0.145
|
162,002
|
479,430
|
1954
|
22,004
|
303,000
|
10,389
|
39,956
|
|
|
|
|
32,393
|
342,956
|
15,447
|
82,743
|
0.146
|
105,800
|
585,230
|
1955
|
28,853
|
331,853
|
6,805
|
46,761
|
|
|
|
|
35,658
|
378,614
|
19,963
|
102,706
|
0.146
|
136,733
|
721,963
|
1956
|
23,468
|
355,321
|
7,079
|
53,840
|
|
|
|
|
30,547
|
409,161
|
18,444
|
121,150
|
0.148
|
124,622
|
846,584
|
1957
|
21,318
|
376,639
|
7,735
|
61,575
|
11,902
|
|
|
|
40,955
|
450,116
|
24,213
|
145,363
|
0.153
|
158,255
|
1,004,839
|
1958
|
20,585
|
397,224
|
7,282
|
68,857
|
6,862
|
18,764
|
|
|
34,729
|
484,845
|
20,703
|
166,066
|
0.157
|
131,866
|
1,136,705
|
1959
|
22,481
|
419,705
|
7,812
|
76,669
|
3,985
|
22,749
|
|
|
34,278
|
519,123
|
20,931
|
186,997
|
0.158
|
132,475
|
1,269,180
|
1960
|
24,533
|
444,238
|
8,545
|
85,214
|
3,713
|
26,462
|
|
|
36,791
|
555,914
|
22,229
|
209,226
|
0.161
|
138,068
|
1,407,248
|
1961
|
27,085
|
471,323
|
9,601
|
94,815
|
3,456
|
29,918
|
|
|
40,142
|
596,056
|
24,181
|
233,407
|
0.163
|
148,350
|
1,555,598
|
1962
|
30,000
|
501,323
|
10,674
|
105,489
|
3,461
|
33,379
|
|
|
44,135
|
640,191
|
26,506
|
259,913
|
0.164
|
161,622
|
1,717,220
|
1963
|
32,105
|
533,428
|
11,155
|
116,644
|
3,684
|
37,063
|
|
|
46,944
|
687,135
|
27,658
|
287,571
|
0.166
|
166,614
|
1,883,834
|
1964
|
32,509
|
565,937
|
12,107
|
128,751
|
3,763
|
40,826
|
|
|
48,379
|
735,514
|
28,790
|
316,361
|
0.169
|
170,355
|
2,054,190
|
1965
|
29,900
|
595,837
|
14,766
|
143,517
|
3,299
|
44,125
|
|
|
47,965
|
783,479
|
28,372
|
344,733
|
0.171
|
165,918
|
2,220,108
|
1966
|
34,938
|
630,775
|
15,506
|
159,023
|
3,825
|
47,950
|
|
|
54,269
|
837,748
|
32,427
|
377,160
|
0.176
|
184,244
|
2,404,352
|
1967
|
38,446
|
669,221
|
16,973
|
175,996
|
4,205
|
52,155
|
21,677
|
|
81,301
|
919,049
|
46,990
|
424,150
|
0.182
|
258,187
|
2,662,539
|
1968
|
41,915
|
711,136
|
20,087
|
196,083
|
4,783
|
56,938
|
15,160
|
36,837
|
81,945
|
1,000,994
|
47,606
|
471,756
|
0.189
|
251,884
|
2,914,422
|
1969
|
48,197
|
759,333
|
22,049
|
218,132
|
6,091
|
63,029
|
12,250
|
49,087
|
88,587
|
1,089,581
|
51,934
|
523,690
|
0.200
|
259,670
|
3,174,092
|
1970
|
54,725
|
814,058
|
26,868
|
245,000
|
6,678
|
69,707
|
11,649
|
60,736
|
99,920
|
1,189,501
|
58,307
|
581,997
|
0.211
|
276,336
|
3,450,429
|
1971
|
69,104
|
883,162
|
36,054
|
281,054
|
8,395
|
78,102
|
13,737
|
74,473
|
127,290
|
1,316,791
|
74,098
|
656,095
|
0.220
|
336,809
|
3,787,238
|
1972
|
84,908
|
968,070
|
43,349
|
324,403
|
9,707
|
87,809
|
15,183
|
89,656
|
153,147
|
1,469,938
|
89,396
|
745,491
|
0.227
|
393,815
|
4,181,053
|
1973
|
110,297
|
1,078,367
|
60,702
|
385,105
|
12,045
|
99,854
|
18,425
|
108,081
|
201,469
|
1,671,407
|
116,997
|
862,488
|
0.241
|
485,465
|
4,666,518
|
1974
|
137,548
|
1,215,915
|
86,168
|
471,273
|
14,683
|
114,537
|
19,693
|
127,774
|
258,092
|
1,929,499
|
148,348
|
1,010,836
|
0.268
|
553,537
|
5,220,055
|
1975
|
176,274
|
1,392,189
|
115,648
|
586,921
|
18,303
|
132,840
|
26,668
|
154,442
|
336,893
|
2,266,392
|
224,651
|
1,235,487
|
0.293
|
766,727
|
5,986,782
|
1976
|
181,744
|
1,573,933
|
115,405
|
702,326
|
13,500
|
146,340
|
23,128
|
177,570
|
333,777
|
2,600,169
|
263,670
|
1,499,157
|
0.309
|
853,301
|
6,840,083
|
1977
|
211,787
|
1,785,720
|
136,658
|
838,984
|
16,301
|
162,641
|
30,129
|
207,699
|
394,875
|
2,995,044
|
296,957
|
1,796,114
|
0.330
|
899,870
|
7,739,953
|
1978
|
246,490
|
2,032,210
|
156,960
|
995,944
|
18,929
|
181,570
|
30,648
|
238,347
|
453,027
|
3,448,071
|
315,852
|
2,111,966
|
0.355
|
889,724
|
8,629,677
|
1979
|
310,160
|
2,342,370
|
192,180
|
1,188,124
|
21,295
|
202,865
|
40,271
|
278,618
|
563,906
|
4,011,977
|
383,850
|
2,495,816
|
0.395
|
971,772
|
9,601,449
|
1980
|
369,980
|
2,712,350
|
230,440
|
1,418,564
|
21,560
|
224,425
|
45,190
|
323,808
|
667,170
|
4,679,147
|
451,200
|
2,947,016
|
0.448
|
1,007,143
|
10,608,592
|
1981
|
431,800
|
3,144,150
|
264,200
|
1,682,764
|
22,400
|
246,825
|
51,900
|
375,708
|
770,300
|
5,449,447
|
521,878
|
3,468,894
|
0.494
|
1,056,433
|
11,665,025
|
1982
|
462,100
|
3,606,250
|
287,800
|
1,970,564
|
22,300
|
269,125
|
56,900
|
432,608
|
829,100
|
6,278,547
|
561,832
|
4,030,726
|
0.525
|
1,070,156
|
12,735,181
|
1983
|
543,300
|
4,149,550
|
319,500
|
2,290,064
|
23,800
|
292,925
|
60,400
|
493,008
|
947,000
|
7,225,547
|
645,342
|
4,676,068
|
0.542
|
1,190,668
|
13,925,849
|
1984
|
622,500
|
4,772,050
|
378,500
|
2,668,564
|
25,100
|
318,025
|
69,200
|
562,208
|
1,095,300
|
8,320,847
|
746,816
|
5,422,884
|
0.565
|
1,321,798
|
15,247,647
|
1985
|
696,300
|
5,468,350
|
439,300
|
3,107,864
|
24,500
|
342,525
|
70,300
|
632,508
|
1,230,400
|
9,551,247
|
836,733
|
6,259,617
|
0.585
|
1,430,313
|
16,677,960
|
1986
|
816,200
|
6,284,550
|
479,600
|
3,587,464
|
19,700
|
362,225
|
79,900
|
712,408
|
1,395,400
|
10,946,647
|
912,548
|
7,172,165
|
0.596
|
1,531,121
|
18,209,081
|
1987
|
1,001,900
|
7,286,450
|
578,600
|
4,166,064
|
22,300
|
384,525
|
86,600
|
799,008
|
1,689,400
|
12,636,047
|
1,018,966
|
8,191,131
|
0.618
|
1,648,812
|
19,857,893
|
1988
|
1,109,901
|
8,396,351
|
676,349
|
4,842,413
|
29,616
|
414,141
|
113,719
|
912,727
|
1,929,585
|
14,565,632
|
872,854
|
9,063,985
|
0.643
|
1,357,471
|
21,215,364
|
1989
|
1,234,980
|
9,631,331
|
760,830
|
5,603,243
|
30,300
|
444,441
|
121,090
|
1,033,817
|
2,147,200
|
16,712,832
|
901,084
|
9,965,069
|
0.674
|
1,336,920
|
22,552,284
|
1990
|
1,132,878
|
10,764,209
|
666,155
|
6,269,398
|
25,058
|
469,499
|
112,592
|
1,146,409
|
1,936,683
|
18,649,515
|
1,014,202
|
10,979,271
|
0.711
|
1,426,444
|
23,978,729
|
1991
|
1,054,890
|
11,819,099
|
582,690
|
6,852,088
|
21,480
|
490,979
|
85,150
|
1,231,559
|
1,744,210
|
20,393,725
|
1,009,225
|
11,988,496
|
0.741
|
1,361,977
|
25,340,706
|
1992
|
1,013,527
|
12,832,626
|
552,847
|
7,404,935
|
15,330
|
506,309
|
75,576
|
1,307,135
|
1,657,280
|
22,051,005
|
1,007,032
|
12,995,528
|
0.763
|
1,319,832
|
26,660,538
|
1993
|
1,027,657
|
13,860,283
|
476,160
|
7,881,095
|
16,265
|
522,574
|
64,798
|
1,371,933
|
1,584,880
|
23,635,885
|
956,499
|
13,952,027
|
0.786
|
1,216,920
|
27,877,458
|
1994
|
1,049,343
|
14,909,626
|
473,428
|
8,354,523
|
14,633
|
537,207
|
67,033
|
1,438,966
|
1,604,437
|
25,240,322
|
885,108
|
14,837,135
|
0.806
|
1,098,149
|
28,975,607
|
1995
|
1,016,994
|
15,926,620
|
457,376
|
8,811,899
|
15,916
|
553,123
|
66,025
|
1,504,991
|
1,556,311
|
26,796,633
|
814,226
|
15,651,361
|
0.829
|
982,179
|
29,957,785
|
1996
|
963,546
|
16,890,166
|
442,601
|
9,254,500
|
14,429
|
567,552
|
64,615
|
1,569,606
|
1,485,191
|
28,281,824
|
762,446
|
16,413,807
|
0.853
|
893,841
|
30,851,626
|
1997
|
933,926
|
17,824,092
|
414,217
|
9,668,717
|
14,412
|
581,964
|
75,842
|
1,645,448
|
1,438,397
|
29,720,221
|
751,780
|
17,165,587
|
0.873
|
861,145
|
31,712,771
|
1998
|
867,828
|
18,691,920
|
370,101
|
10,038,818
|
10,336
|
592,300
|
61,294
|
1,706,742
|
1,309,559
|
31,029,780
|
589,035
|
17,754,622
|
0.886
|
664,825
|
32,377,596
|
1999
|
872,781
|
19,564,701
|
373,357
|
10,412,175
|
12,240
|
604,540
|
63,581
|
1,770,323
|
1,321,959
|
32,351,739
|
164,542
|
17,919,164
|
0.906
|
181,614
|
32,559,210
|
2000
|
899,180
|
20,463,881
|
380,602
|
10,792,777
|
11,182
|
615,722
|
63,737
|
1,834,060
|
1,354,701
|
33,706,440
|
167,917
|
18,087,081
|
0.936
|
179,399
|
32,738,608
|
2001
|
1,356,016
|
21,819,897
|
399,513
|
11,192,290
|
13,050
|
628,772
|
73,080
|
1,907,140
|
1,841,659
|
35,548,099
|
197,294
|
18,284,375
|
0.963
|
204,874
|
32,943,483
|
2002
|
1,175,053
|
22,994,950
|
423,231
|
11,615,521
|
14,039
|
642,811
|
76,291
|
1,983,431
|
1,688,614
|
37,236,713
|
156,770
|
18,441,145
|
0.978
|
160,297
|
33,103,779
|
2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.000
|
|
|
Total
|
22,994,950
|
|
11,615,521
|
|
642,811
|
|
1,983,431
|
|
37,236,713
|
|
18,441,145
|
|
|
33,103,779
|
|
|