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title: "6 Book Sells Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Book Sells quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Book Sells sayings and thoughts."
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> [I think it's a fallacy to say that a good book sells itself. It doesn't happen. I'm a voracious reader and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amish-tripathi/i-think-it-s-a-fallacy-to-say-that-a-good-book-sells-itself-it-doesn/)

[Amish Tripathi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amish-tripathi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/amish-tripathi-2348_been_i-think-it-s-a-fallacy-to-say-that-a-goo_474256.png)

> [Buying new books supports the writer by providing both a royalty and an audience; a writer whose book sells well has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/celeste-ng/buying-new-books-supports-the-writer-by-providing-both-a-royalty-and/)

[Celeste Ng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/celeste-ng/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbd/celeste-ng-1718_better_buying-new-books-supports-the-writer-by_2085822.jpg)

> [As an author, I love to know my book sells really well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-asher/as-an-author-i-love-to-know-my-book-sells-really-well/)

[Jay Asher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-asher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e0/jay-asher-888_book_as-an-author-i-love-to-know-my-book-sell_2366558.png)

> [What sells a book sells a book, same in traditional or self-publishing . You gotta shake your tail feathers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-rodgers/what-sells-a-book-sells-a-book-same-in-traditional-or-self-publishing/)

[Joni Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-rodgers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/joni-rodgers-48129_book_what-sells-a-book-sells-a-book-same-in-t_2863437.jpg)

> [Obviously, there are those in the industry who don't give romance novels the level of respect the sales would warrant. They'll talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-day/obviously-there-are-those-in-the-industry-who-don-t-give-romance/)

[Sylvia Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/sylvia-day-563_books_obviously-there-are-those-in-the-industr_2972127.jpg)

> [In America there's a tendency to write the same book over and over because that's what sells. So in a way, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-tyler/in-america-there-s-a-tendency-to-write-the-same-book-over-and-over/)

[Steven Tyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-tyler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/steven-tyler-2778_america_in-america-there-s-a-tendency-to-write-t_3004782.png)

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