If the real world were a book, it would never find a…

“Technically, you cannot really own a book you bought; you can only own the sheets of paper your copy is printed on; unless, of…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

I was a nobody when I met with the publisher. Nobody knew who I was. I was doing some speaking for entrepreneurs. I did…

— Simon Sinek

A book of poems doesn't just come out by chance, an editor has to select it, a publisher has to distribute it or you…

— Adrienne Rich

I tell my students all the time is, for better or worse, no publisher is going to come wrench your story out of your…

— Melissa Febos

A publisher is simply a useful middle-man.

— Oscar Wilde

It's really inspiring to know that your publisher is so behind you. It makes you want to put forth your best work.

— Eric Wight

“People don't know they want to become an author until they meet me.”

— Lucas J. Robak

The Internet will make every enterprise a publisher.

— Steve Case

I read whatever the publisher sends me.

— Kate DiCamillo

Think like a publisher, not a marketer.

— David Meerman Scott

No author is a man of genius to his publisher.

— Heinrich Heine

“every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and authors assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for…

— Anonymous

“Ask a book publisher how many copies a book has sold, and he or she, presuming you’re not the author, will probably try to…

— Michael Korda

“An author’s strong belief and enthusiasm will affect the writing of the book and often the publisher’s commitment to it.”

— Sterling Lord

For a book publisher, there is hardly a more dangerous category than that of celebrity autobiography. Forget who it's by, most books of this…

— Michael Korda