Get your self-published book endorsed and win $3k

This chance does not come along very often; for all those self published people, now is your chance to get money and recognition for all your hard work!
If you have a self published a printed book, enter Readers Digest Self-Published Book Awards to win $3k!! Woohoo!!
Also copies will be sent to major review houses - and endorsed by Writers Digest.
And heaps more.
http://www.writersdigest.com/competitions/selfpublished

How many words in a novel

Standard popular/general fiction for adults seems to be 70,000 to 120,000. But again, only if it's your first book. Most agents and publishers will be looking for something in this range. There are others that are quite happy to go outside of this range. This is just the majority so that there is a greater chance (although slim as it is anyway - not being negative, just the way it is for us all) of a publisher or agent picking up our work.
Check this site out:
http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2009/07/word-count.html
More info:
http://www.agentquery.com/format_tips.aspx
http://www.kopek-publishing.com/how-many-words.htm
http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2008/02/novel-word-count.html