Book Quote by Patti Davis

Again, we turn down most books that have been self-published unless they have a special track record. We have taken a small number on,…

— Richard Curtis

The publishing industry provides a viable channel which enables a wide distribution of books that we're not seeing in any other way. Unfortunately, self-publishing…

— Sylvia Day

When self-publishing started, it was mostly people who really couldn't write. And they just wanted to get their book out, and they couldn't get…

— Caroline Leavitt

“I have a hardcore attitude: a “self-published, ghost-written book” is wrong because the concept behind self publishing is that you have knowledge or emotions…

— Guy Kawasaki

Not surprisingly, the chief way self-published authors get the word out about their books is through the Internet.

— Ruth Glick

I have always discouraged young writers from self-publishing, by which I mean going to a vanity publisher and spending your hard earned savings -…

— Ruskin Bond

“Self publishing' is not as easy as it is portrayed! When you think you have finished your book, proof read, proof read again, and…

— Phil Simpkin

Self-publishing has been a dubious challenge to traditional publishers, at best.

— Michelle Dean

Self-publishing is fine. But in a world of self-publishing, where everything is about what you get on the back end, there's a serious disincentive…

— Franklin Foer

Without writers fooling themselves about what their books might accomplish there would be no books at all.

— Mark Vonnegut

Writing a book is like an unknown abyss, every time. Every book is different. Contrary to what unpublished writers think, it's horrible to have…

— Ethan Canin

I know there's a lot of talk about self-publishing right now. Everyone's giddy with the possibilities. And I'll admit that it looks good on…

— Patrick Rothfuss