Agents Quote by John Green

My book sales make 'real writers' possible.

— Jennifer Weiner

Book writing is not a get-rich-quick scheme. Anyone who decides to write a book must expect to invest a lot of time and effort…

— Dan Poynter

Book publishing was never a heaven "run by editors", and it is by no means today a hell "run by accountants." If our "sole…

— Patrick Nielsen Hayden

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

— Heather Hart

Making a book is such a big enterprise.

— V. S. Naipaul

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

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

— Heather Hart

We, the authors, want people to buy books. That is the only way we can earn - from our royality.

— Sudha Murty

Publishers are in business to make money, and if your books do well they don't care if you are male, female, or an elephant.

— Margaret Atwood

Books are just dead words on paper and it is the readers who bring the stories alive. Previously, writers wrote a book and sent…

— Michael Scott

Writers are stewards of the culture. Publishers, librarians, bookstore owners. We're all in this together. To write books that are gripping, important, that people…

— Scott Spencer

The business of books is the business of life.

— George Whitman