If you thought getting published was a tough road before, strap yourself in tightly, because 2009 promises to present authors and publishers with some all-time tough challenges, some that have never been faced before. On Monday, November 24, 2008 Publisher’s Weekly reported in a Special Alert that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt had asked its editors to stop buying books. No new acquisitions! The startling announcement comes on the heels of reports from publishers and booksellers in past weeks of gloomy forecasts for a less-than-merry holiday season based on poor third quarter results and a weak economy. In the same article, literary agents echo the  indications of a sluggish market.

So, should you give up on your dream and wait for better times? Hell, no!  History has shown that there’s a silver lining to be found inside every dark cloud. Books in Print publisher Bowker reported that over 400,000 new titles were published in 2007, up from 300,000 in 2006, so clearly every author and publisher faces the challenge of competing for readers.

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