My list:My list:

Zombie LoveZombie Love• I choose David P. Murphy’s third book in his

Zombies for Zombies series with film rights for an October 2011 book release.

• Repackage/reissue the other two books in the series to coincide with the release.

Zombie LoveZombie Love

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,101,527 in Books, but it just came out in October 2010

Zombie LoveZombie Love

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,925 in Books #10 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Essays#12 in Books > Entertainment > Humor > Love, Sex & Marriage#17 in Books > Entertainment > Humor > ParodiesReleased in October 2009

Zombie LoveZombie LoveMY TASTE

• Zombies are HOT on my Netflix.• Halloween is my favorite

holiday. • Zombies spark images of brain-

eating freaks who want you for dinner . . . I love it!

• Fresh zombie content SELLs and is ENTERTAINING.

Zombie LoveZombie Love• Humor/parody books are

popular with readers.• I love the “for Dummies” series,

and so do other readers with more than 200 million copies in print according to Wiley’s website.

• After I finish Lost, I’ll be watching AMC’s The Walking Dead, whose premiere attracted 5.3 million viewers, according to Entertainment Weekly, and whose graphic novels are #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list for graphic novels.

Zombie LoveZombie Love

According to The Paramus Post, more than 1 million copies have been sold, with an initial print run of 18,000.

Published in 2003

Zombie LoveZombie Love

According to Publishers Weekly, World War Z has sold 600,000 copies in all formats.

Published in 2006

Zombie LoveZombie Love• The movie will draw attention to the

series and make a large impact on book sales.

• Audiences (myself included) LOVE zombie films i.e. George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead) and will flock.

Zombie LoveZombie Love

Gross worldwide revenue $30,000,000Source: IMDBReleased in 1968

Zombie LoveZombie Love

Gross revenue$82,719,885Source: Box Office MojoReleased in 2003

FINANCIAL FIASCOFINANCIAL FIASCO

22-year-old Zach Bissonnette, senior at UMass Amherst

FINANCIAL FIASCOFINANCIAL FIASCO• Everyone’s life circumstances are different.• I had grants in college. • Don’t write a book about something I would benefit from researching from on the Internet, which has a variety of sources . . . so why wouldn’t potential buyers do the same?• The self-help genreis over-published and has to compete with the Internet.

FINANCIAL FIASCOFINANCIAL FIASCO• My nonfiction needs to have experts who have voices of authority leading the content for credibility purposes.

FINANCIAL FIASCOFINANCIAL FIASCO

• Financial consultant• Financial aid advisor• Attorney• Certified professional• Successful entrepreneur• Public figure

FINANCIAL FIASCOFINANCIAL FIASCOIf I am really stuck . . .

SUMMARYSUMMARY• I want authors that will give me a solid backlist with original ideas and material with a new angle, so I have a lot of successful reissues for my company and my reputation. • If I’m going to Google to find the information, I don’t want to publish that book on my list because it won’t sell.

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?