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Books are inspirations in many fields and movie business is one of the most lucrative one. The profit, though, is visible for both parties as book industry experiences massive book sale boost thanks to movie marketing. 

With movie release sale of The Hunger Games book series doubled and for Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert the amount of sold books during one week reached the same number as in the whole year when the book was first published. Recent Oscar nominees adaptations have also experienced book sale increase - books that inspired Oscar movies are shelved at BookLikes Oscar Nominated Books shelf. 

Does it need to be a big screen? No. One of the most spectacular example of it is Geroge R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series which first part of the book A Game of Thrones was first published 16 years ago and was rediscovered by readers thanks to TV adaptation. Classic novels by Charles Dickens also gained massive attention and book sale boost thanks to new Great Expectations small screen version.

It is know that books are way better than movies, right? So let's read before watching. Here’s a hint for you what to read during fall and winter with Book To Movie Calendar of books that aren't put on a shelf but on a big screen:

   October 2012 

    November 2012