by 375%. From 2014 and 2015 alone, the number grew by 21%. And perfectly positioned to take advantage of the growth is Amazon, whose DIY print business CreateSpace has become far and away the biggest self-publishing platform in the United States.

NOVEMBER

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE RULES THE CHILDREN’S BOOK MARKET

According to data released by Nielsen BookScan at its October 27 Children’s Book Summit, Penguin Random House had a 31% share of the children’s print book market for the July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016, period, while HarperCollins had an 11% share.

ADULT BOOK SALES FELL IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2016

Sales of adult trade books dropped 2.8% in the first half of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers as partthe lab! Our blast-proof walls and computerized system will make sure to keep it contained if it ever gets out of hand. And then failing all else, as unfortunate as that would be, we could simply detonate the containment lab.”

Even as Eric agreed that it would be alright, inside his heart was hammering as it warned him that something dreadful would happen if they tried it. As he followed them to the containment lab, he fingered his watch and his good luck beads. However when they had attached its limbs and switched it on, nothing happened. It was extremely anticlimactic for the head doctor, who moaned about the information lost to humanity. Eventually it was decided to plug the unit into an external power source and charge it