Being Quote by Michael Korda Download Open image “The big bestsellers aren't being created by Barnes & Noble.” — Michael Korda ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Being Big Created Noble
I'm always astonished when I go into Barnes & Noble at the number of people buying books, of course, but also at the variety… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
The megaselling books by celebrities are not so much books as products. — John Berendt Copy Share Image
Barnes & Noble, along with other independent bookstores, are refusing to stock Amazon Publishing titles. They'll order books from the online retail giant if… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
All those people whose faces decorate the shopping bags of Barnes and Noble, with a few exceptions, would never get published today. — Mark Crispin Miller Copy Share Image
Most people do not pay attention to the publisher's imprint on a given book. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Barnes & Noble is able to publish price-reduced non-copyrighted works not so much because it saves the 10 percent to 15 percent of revenue… — Mark Helprin Copy Share Image
Even the most careful and expensive marketing plans cannot sell people a book they don't want to read. — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
The books are all very, very different so the publishers really had to be different too. — Mark Millar Copy Share Image
There is no concept more generally cherished by publishers than that of the Undeserving Poor. — A. J. Liebling Copy Share Image
The airport bookstore did not sell books, only bestsellers, which Sita Dulip cannot read without risking a severe systemic reaction. — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
Hebron is a bone of contention between Israeli settlers and the Palestinians in part because Abraham is buried there, in the Tomb of the… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
In 'Gran Torino,' Eastwood moves towards the climax of the movie not by staging a shoot-out, but by putting his weapons to one side… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Some people are so famous that the legends about them and the cultural aftermath of their life altogether obscure the real human being. — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
The advice I would offer to any writer is that even when you think you have revised your book to the point where you… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Citizens of Rome might boast that the claim of 'Civus romanus sum' set them apart from barbarians and slaves, and it was true up… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Concentration is the magic key that opens the door to accomplishment. — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Luck can often mean simply taking advantage of a situation at the right moment. It is possible to make your luck by being always… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Nothing is more difficult than to recreate in all its complexity than a distant age, and not only to get it right but make… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
The American system demands success, and in order to succeed we must first believe that we can. Yet our society, with its intolerance of… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
In my experience, with very few exceptions - I am, as it happens, one of the exceptions - the one thing that most editors… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
We British and Americans have never been conquered and occupied by the Germans, or forced to make the choice between defiance and collaboration, or… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan had a kind of shallow movie-star charisma - a combination of makeup and the skill of a good actor - but it… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
Because of the womb being a central phenomenon in the feminine body, the whole psychology of woman differs: she is non-aggressive, non-inquiring, non-questioning, non-doubting,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
There is something magical about being able to feel somebody. And that is something that has always moved me with music. — Maria Brink Copy Share Image
I love being in Malibu. It's so cool there, and the water is just, it's nice and, and I love the beach. And I… — Jackie Evancho Copy Share Image
I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out. — Holly Willoughby Copy Share Image
I love to fish. I love the peacefulness of being around the water. — Evonne Goolagong Cawley Copy Share Image
When you're in your twenties and starting out, the problem is that you care about being cool. Being older, I can care less about… — James Righton Copy Share Image
I am tired of our characters being so incomplete. When do we ever save the day in a film? When does a Latino actor… — Esai Morales Copy Share Image
I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still… — Nas Copy Share Image
If we accept being talked to any kind of a way, then we are telling ourselves we are not quite worth the best. And… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Having small children and being an investigative reporter would seem like a difficult mix, but it worked well for me. I was often working… — Jill Abramson Copy Share Image
