Bake sale Quote by D. C. Williams

I know there's a lot of talk about self-publishing right now. Everyone's giddy with the possibilities. And I'll admit that it looks good on…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I know people think that having a regular publisher is more prestigious, there is even this idea that self-publishing is a result of being…

— Caroline Calloway

Self-publishing is fine. But in a world of self-publishing, where everything is about what you get on the back end, there's a serious disincentive…

— Franklin Foer

“Whatever you may have heard, self-publishing is not a short cut to anything. Except maybe insanity. Self-publishing, like every other kind of publishing, is…

— Anonymous

“Self publishing' is not as easy as it is portrayed! When you think you have finished your book, proof read, proof read again, and…

— Phil Simpkin

“My definition of self-published: A printed work distributed by someone who believes more in sharing their story than making a fortune.”

— Giuseppe Bianco

Overall, one of the things that excites me most about self-publishing is that the highest-value use of my time in promoting the books will…

— Barry Eisler

Self-publishing provides more freedom and control, but it also provides more risk. Publishing provides more credibility and promotion, but your vision can also get…

— Mark Manson

Self-publishing has been a dubious challenge to traditional publishers, at best.

— Michelle Dean

When self-publishing started, it was mostly people who really couldn't write. And they just wanted to get their book out, and they couldn't get…

— Caroline Leavitt

Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale or reception a book will have, and advertising seems…

— Thomas Wolfe

“Being self-published makes me no less "published" than the authors who are with publishing companies.”

— Adrienne Thompson