Aggressive Quote by David Bergen

I think that any writer who is commercial, who sells a lot of books, has to face criticism. Because the more hermetic and the…

— Isabel Allende

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

— Heather Hart

Every writer has his own voice. Other than that I'm always trying to do change-ups and publishers haven't always been happy about that.

— Dean Koontz

If writing and publishing a book is like giving birth to a child, then book marketing is like rearing it.

— Heather Hart

[Writing] books is really fun because your "voice" is pretty undiluted. There is a very direct connection between yourself and your audience. You will…

— Liz Tuccillo

Books are such quiet things - created in silence, read in silence - yet publishing a book has become a very noisy business. I've…

— Ellen Potter

What makes a publisher decide to market a book to a particular audience is not the subject matter but the style.

— Russell Smith

It's so exciting when a book catches traction you didn't even expect (or completely did expect!), and so frustrating when a book never quite…

— Danielle Dutton

When I receive a new novel from a hopeful publisher - "hoping that I like the book as much as he does" - I…

— Vladimir Nabokov

The fact people think that when you sell a lot of books you are not a serious writer is a great insult to the…

— Isabel Allende

“Advertising, Marketing, PR can get more people to buy your book. Only great writing can get more people to love it.”

— Ashok Banker

“Writing a book is like sliding down a rainbow! Marketing it is like trudging through a field of chewed bubblegum on a hot, sticky…

— Betty Dravis