About Quote by Denis Dutton

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

— William Targ

Because most writers have totally unrealistic concepts of how publishing works.

— Jim Harrison

It's not like publishing is perfect. Far from it. The industry is struggling to adapt and survive, and it's incredibly frustrating trying to break…

— Jim C. Hines

Getting published was like God stamping you 'acceptable,' and all of a sudden you can start writing for other places.

— Steven Rinella

When you write a book for publication, you're writing it for other people to read.

— Jay Asher

At first my publisher had reservations about publishing it in the form you are familiar with.

— Orhan Pamuk

“The primary reason more explicit material is now being published is twofold: there's money in the sale of sensational material, and few are trying…

— Linda Harvey

Don't try to outguess what's going on in publishing, and write what you want to write.

— George Singleton

That's why editors and publishers will never be obsolete: a reader wants someone with taste and authority to point them in the direction of…

— Walter Jon Williams

I understand the desire to write and read about the death of publishing. It's a perversely and universally appealing topic.

— Patrick deWitt

It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.

— Umberto Eco

No publication is a staple of life. It's not bread and water. You have to make it noteworthy in people's minds and even in…

— Timothy White