African American Indie Authors need more exposure!

The American indie underground made music for like-minded people who thought for themselves. Thinking for yourself is intrinsically subversive.

— Michael Azerrad

To begin with, the key principle of American indie rock wasn't a circumscribed musical style; it was the punk ethos of DIY, or do-it-yourself.…

— Michael Azerrad

You have gigantic companies feeding off musicians and artists because the artists need the exposure.

— Jimmy Iovine

They often ask me to shoot for them. But I say no. I think an old guy like me ought not take pages away…

— Helmut Newton

“As a writer, I need more exposure. I think I’ll take off my pants. Would you mind if I kept my penis warm in…

— Jarod Kintz

“Although erotica authors are being targeted, this is an issue that should concern all indie authors. It affects indies disproportionately because indies are the…

— Mark Coker

“Smash market vs. mass market: Indie authors delve deep into expressive vertical genres. Book stores hold 90-day-credit-return literature. Why wait? In five years, Indie…

— Peter Prasad

“Question of the day: Two Indie authors publish their first books which are true to form, statistical failures. There are over a million books…

— Amber Garibay

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you'll never discover new materials from new Indie Authors. Who are just waiting…

— CeDany

“The truth is not that we need the critics in order to enjoy the authors, but that we need the authors in order to…

— C.S. Lewis

“People can’t read a book if they don’t know it exists. All authors need to do marketing, regardless of how they published.”

— Jo Linsdell

We don't want bookstores to die. Authors need them, and so do neighborhoods.

— Roy Blount, Jr

Paper is cheap, and authors need not now erase one book before they write another. Instead of cultivating the earth for wheat andpotatoes, they…

— Henry David Thoreau

I've always kind of thought that reviews written by readers for readers are a kind of private space between consumers. It's their right to…

— J.R. Ward

“It's a difficult path that we tread, us Indie self-publishers, but we're not alone. How many bands practicing in their dad’s garage have heard…

— Karl Wiggins