Because Quote by Ben Horowitz

Business books are generally read and written by people who aren't good at business.

— Andy Dunn

There's a reason that so much good material is coming down to the small presses: it's difficult to turn a profit, all things considered.…

— Andrew Latimer

You know, in this business, you don't have any control over what the press says and how they portray things. And that's their prerogative.…

— Dick Cheney

For many imaginative writers, working for the press is a fact of their life. But it's best not to like it too much.

— Hilary Mantel

People have proven over and over that they will read if they are given something they like. The problem with reading is not reading,…

— Tucker Max

[Mid-list writers are now] less greed on the part of both publishers and chain booksellers. It is easier for them to publish and sell…

— W. P. Kinsella

When you reach that kind of successful pinnacle, it is the nature of the business and the press and everything that they go about…

— Joni Mitchell

The trouble with the publishing business is that too many people who have half a mind to write a book do so.

— William Targ

As large publishers turn into monopolies, and the MBAs who are running them - maybe editors used to run them before - are steadily…

— William T. Vollmann

As much as we don't want to hear it, book marketing is a huge part of becoming a successful author.

— Heather Hart

The press is like any business. Its a group of really intelligent individuals that ends up being one slathering, one-eyed, drooling monster.

— Ben Folds

I don't know why the world has changed so much that writers are now expected to appear in public and talk about their work.…

— Jonathan Lethem