The Nobel Prize is run by a self-perpetuated committee. They vote for themselves and get the world's publishing industry to jump to… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
Publishing is the only industry I can think of where most of the employees spend most of their time stating with great… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
The dirty little secret of publishing is that, all along, each book sold has had an average of 5 readers. That's an… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
I think our literary tradition has to evolve, has to explore its form and its spirit through writers and thinkers, rather than… — Xiaolu Guo Copy Share Image
The Thieves of Manhattan is a sly and cutting riff on the book-publishing world that is quite funny unless you happen to… — Carl Hiaasen Copy Share Image
“He was universally charming, as only a writer in pursuit of a publisher can be.” — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
I took the process of doing as much myself as I could like a duck to water. I set up my own… — David Knopfler Copy Share Image
You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
Publishing should be a collaboration between authors and their smartest readers — and at some point the distinction should become meaningless, — Nick Denton Copy Share Image
While I was in Montrose, the publishing checks went into the band's coffers. This was our management's decision; we were just financing… — Sammy Hagar Copy Share Image
Whats different now is that while political leaders used to give talking points to talk radio, now talk-radio hosts are giving talking… — John Avlon Copy Share Image
I don't Twitter or blog. I'm bad at small talk, and don't have good 'chat'. Talk to me about publishing, and I… — Andrew Wylie Copy Share Image
“Beautiful publishers say beautiful things and then We're sorry, but no... and then more beautiful things. It's a shit sandwich with branston… — Kate Inglis Copy Share Image
Publishing is no longer simply a matter of picking worthy manuscripts and putting them on offer. It is now as important to… — Olivia Goldsmith Copy Share Image
Automattic's mission has always been very aligned with WordPress itself, which is to democratise publishing. — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
One of the things that probably drew me to writing was that it was something you could get on with by yourself.… — Graham Swift Copy Share Image
One of the best book marketing tips I can give you is simply building relationships - well that and publishing more books. — Heather Hart Copy Share Image
I think book publishing is fun, but I also know I've been very lucky. — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
Launching Collins in the U.S. fulfills the original vision of the 1989 union of Harper & Row and William Collins. Publishing has… — David D. Friedman Copy Share Image
The day has gone by when a monk can tear a Hypatia from the pursuit of philosophy and throw her to a… — Ellen Battelle Dietrick Copy Share Image
I began illustrating children's books because of a growing disillusionment with the sort of work I was doing in the advertising industry.… — Graeme Base Copy Share Image
If writing and publishing a book is like giving birth to a child, then book marketing is like rearing it. — Heather Hart Copy Share Image
Still, I kept writing. I had no guarantee that I would someday win awards for writing. Heavens, the only person during that… — Katherine Paterson Copy Share Image
