# My book has been optioned for a movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 16, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-book-has-been-optioned-for-a-movie/571582 "2011-02-16T14:29:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-book-has-been-optioned-for-a-movie/571582/21 "2011-02-17T17:12:50Z")
**RealityChuck** previously refers to Crispin’s _Star Trek_-related fiction, so I believe a non-media book would be one that isn’t related to a TV show or movie. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-book-has-been-optioned-for-a-movie/571582/22 "2011-02-17T19:05:18Z")
Yes. I should have said “non-media-related”: a book that isn’t a novelization of a TV show or movie. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-book-has-been-optioned-for-a-movie/571582/23 "2011-02-18T03:55:01Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > The details are that PA was claiming they were a “traditional publisher” and that they were using Print on Demand technology to revolutionize publishing. Ah, that makes more sense. Well done. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-book-has-been-optioned-for-a-movie/571582.md?page=1)