Book Quote by Dan Poynter

Early publication can be a dubious blessing: we all know writers who would give anything not to have published their first book, and go…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I think when you're a beginning author with any publishing company, there's only so much they can put behind you.

— Sarah Dessen

The conventional wisdom is that authors get only one chance in this world. If your first novel doesn't sell, publishers and bookstores lose interest,…

— Jeff Giles

An author needs to be in the market. He or she needs to come out with a new book every year. That keeps you…

— Ravi Subramanian

The e-book revolution has made it very easy to pay writers a good deal less than what their work is worth. I do strongly…

— Philip Pullman

The royalty any author gets is dependent on his track record and marketability and often on the price of his book, too. The higher…

— Ravi Subramanian

Like most new writers, I could only hope that one day one publisher might agree to publish one of my books; I couldn't imagine…

— Emma Healey

It is important to find a publisher and equally important not to be noticed until your third or fourth book.

— Colm Toibin

People can take your name and write a book about you and they make money off of it. How is the public supposed to…

— Diana Ross

You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing two, three…

— Chad Harbach

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of…

— Seth Godin

You won't find a publisher until you have written the book and you won't find the time till you sit down, stay down, and…

— Carol Drinkwater