As of April 2006, the sale of urban fiction books had risen to an estimated $50,000,000 annually. This astounding increase depicts sales reported by bookstores and other tracking sources, but does not account for the multitude of books sold on inner-city streets that captured the attention of major book publishing companies. It takes a powerful force to make a billion dollar industry take notice. Urban fiction did, and continues to do, just that.

YouTube, Myspace, Black Planet, Facebook, and other online, social networking sites are home to numerous authors making a living literally selling their books hand-to-hand; taking their products to the people who've proven the most likely to purchase.

Urban fiction has gained a strong, dedicated following of African Americans and continues to gain the attention and support of avid readers of other cultures. The growing interest is such that not even this current, weakened economy has greatly hampered sales, making urban fiction one of few existing markets of its kind with the potential to generate favorable revenues in these trying times.

The mission of CME Publishings is to command a sizable percentage of the urban fiction market, thereby sealing our place in the forefront of the literary industry amongst mid-sized publishing houses, imprints, and independents. Our goal is to achieve this feat within the first two years of operations. To accomplish such, we will implement an aggressively, innovative marketing campaign of proportions yet to be seen in the publishing realm; methods that extend beyond "thinking out the box" yet are proven, practical, and realistic.

CME Publishings will specialize in the development, creation and sale of urban fiction and non-fiction books, and promotional and fan-based items and is currently considering partnerships. If you're interested in joining forces, contact us.