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I think they thought it was very arrogant of me to write the end of my seven books series when I didn't… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
[Mid-list writers are now] less greed on the part of both publishers and chain booksellers. It is easier for them to publish… — W. P. Kinsella Copy Share Image
A lot of publishers have close relationships with people in power. So the press, which used to speak truth to power, doesn't.… — Craig Newmark Copy Share Image
[We need] someone like Don Sickler, who is an amazing trumpet player and who is also a publisher and amazing producer and… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
Books on horse racing subjects have never done well, and I am told that publishers had come to think of them as… — Laura Hillenbrand Copy Share Image
The future of publishing lies with the small and medium-sized presses, because the big publishers in New York are all part of… — Lawrence Ferlinghetti Copy Share Image
I describe my works as books, but my publishers in Spain, in the United States, and elsewhere insist on calling them novels — Guillermo Cabrera Infante Copy Share Image
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a. Critics: people who make monuments out of books. b. Biographers: people who make books out of monuments. c. Poets: people who… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
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The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are… — Richard Curtis Copy Share Image
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We are not only a civilization of amateur photographers; we are amateur curators, editors, and publishers. — Charlotte Cotton Copy Share Image
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Third-party publishers, like everyone, face increasing risks associated with creating games, and you have to target your resources to the right places… — Satoru Iwata Copy Share Image
Jonah Peretti is one of the smartest web publishers out there. And Buzzfeed is an aggressive and dynamic company. — Nick Denton Copy Share Image
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