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MeettheAuthor:WoolsHughHoweytoVisitScribdSanFrancisco

ScribdisveryexcitedtoannouncethatHughHowey,authoroftheNewYorkTimesbestselling thriller,WoolwillbestoppingbyScribdsSanFranciscoHeadquartersTuesday,March19.Mr. Howeywillbeherefrom34p.m.forareading,Q&A,andbooksigning. Woolisapostapocalypticthrillerthathasbeenreceivingatonofpositivereviewsthisweek,and Mr.Howeyiscurrentlyembarkingonan12citynationalbooktour,soitisquiteexcitingthatheis abletostopintoourcornerofthepublishingworld. Asidefromthepraisethebookhasreceived,ithasgarneredsignificantattentionforMr.Howey's backstorythisweekinWallStreetJournal,HuffingtonPost.Hegotauniquestartinpublishing, writingthirdshiftwhileworking30hoursaweekatacollegebookstore.Heinitiallysoldhisbook forlessthanadollaronAmazoninaserialformat,whichstartedtoreceiveatonofreadsand builtanticipation.Mostrecently,hespurnedsevenfigureoffersfromallthemajorpublishing housesinfavorofSimon&Schusteraslongashecouldretainthedigitalrightstohiswork.Last year,HoweywasthemostpopularauthoronAmazonwithoverfivethousandreviews. Asifthatwerenotenough,RidleyScottboughtthefilmrightsandwithrecentsuccessof"The HungerGames,"itwouldnotbesurprisingtoseeWoolserializedandbuiltasbothabookand filmfranchise. Ifyouhavetimeweinviteyoutopleasecomebyandtakepartinthiswonderfulopportunityto connectandmeetwithahighprofileauthor.ThisisanopeninvitetofriendsoftheScribd communitywhohappentobeintheSanFranciscoandSiliconValleyarea. PleasetrytoregisterusingtheEventbriteinvitebelowandshareyourattendancewithyour facebookandtwittercommunity.Wehopetoseeyouatthisexcitingevent! EventDetails: ScribdMeettheAuthor:HughHowey March19,34p.m. 539BryantStreet,Suite200(SecondFloor) SanFrancisco,CA94107 (limited,meteredstreetparkingavailableonBryant,withmanyparkinglotsnearby) EventLinkforSignup&Sharing:http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5854177001#

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