Publishing Market Shows Steady Title Growth in 2011 Fueled Largely by Self-Publishing Sector - MarketWatch

Publishing Market Shows Steady Title Growth in 2011 Fueled Largely by Self-Publishing Sector - MarketWatch: NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., June 5, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information, released its annual report on U. S. print book publishing for 2011, compiled from its Books In Print® database. Based on preliminary figures from U.S. publishers, Bowker is projecting that traditional print book output grew six percent in 2011, from 328,259 titles in 2010 to a projected 347,178 in 2011, driven almost exclusively by a strong self-publishing market. This is the most significant expansion in more than four years for America's traditional publishing sector, but removing self-publishing from the equation would show that the market is relatively flat from 2010.

Ridley Scott optioning an indie novel - Lexington Literature | Examiner.com

Ridley Scott optioning an indie novel - Lexington Literature | Examiner.com: Who says indie authors can't be taken seriously? Who says their books don't make the grade? Certainly not Ridley Scott, director of such films as Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and Thelma and Louise.

Deadline.com posted this weekend that 20th Century Fox and Scott were in negotiations with author Hugh Howey for the film rights to Howey's novel, Wool -- the omnibus version, which includes the first five of a projected series of six separately published novellas. Howey confirmed the deal as having been signed, sealed, and delivered this weekend on one of the Kindle forums. Howey also confirmed script writer Steve Zaillian is also attached to the project.

"Big Dragons Don't Cry"

The book is Big Dragons Don't Cry
Author: C. M. Barrett

 A cunning opportunist incites the people of Oasis to kill the local dragon so that he can convert Druid's swamp into suburban housing. The would-be dragonslayer also plans to have the current head of state assassinated and assume power. Unless the dragon joins a kitten with attitude and a human with unlawful psychic gifts, Oasis is finished.

The second book in the series is Dance with Clouds. The third, to be published before the end of the year, is House of the Moon. The fourth, The Book of Sorrows, is in process.

Bio: Because C. M. has to spend so much time thinking like a cat in order to write her series, A Dragon's Guide to Destiny, and to survive in a home run by feline overlords, she sometimes forgets that she's human. The cats encourage this until it's time for a run to the pet store.


She lives in upstate New York in the woods. Besides writing, reading, and serving her overlords, she paints in watercolor, observes wildlife, and daydreams.



The book is available at

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Dont-Guide-Destiny-ebook/dp/B004MYFND4

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/big-dragons-dont-cry-c-m-barrett/1030022830

Apple Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/big-dragons-dont-cry/id419794887

Kobo Books: http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Big-Dragons-Dont-Cry/book-k4uSH901xEKzoToOF99toQ/page1.html

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/40395


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Bowker Report Shows Self-Publishing Driving 6 Percent Growth in Print Book Output

Bowker Report Shows Self-Publishing Driving 6 Percent Growth in Print Book Output:

Bowker today released its annual report on U. S. print book publishing for 2011, and, based on preliminary figures from U.S. publishers, Bowker is projecting that traditional print book output grew six percent in 2011, from 328,259 titles in 2010 to a projected 347,178 in 2011, driven almost exclusively by a strong self-publishing market.