Book Quote by Paul Beatty

Once upon a time, an editor could try out one or two wacky books, knowing full well that their list would counterbalance any risk…

— Andrew Latimer

Perceval Press a publishing house I founded in 2002 and it's still going strong. Strong for us means not so many books per year,…

— Viggo Mortensen

It's very hard to find critics or a magazine today that will publish material that is genuinely independent and written without any concern about…

— Wim Wenders

I knew people were independently publishing, and I buy books on Amazon. I began seriously considering it when Amanda Hocking was in the news…

— Patti Davis

No book, no matter how good, has a chance of reaching a large audience unless the publisher SEES the book's value.

— Richard Laymon

I am very enamored with the free press, and I was part of it for a period of time.

— Barbara Boxer

A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.

— Dan Rather

I know another New York Times bestselling author - Beth Kephart - she self-published one of her books.

— Caroline Leavitt

I believe in books that do not go to a ready-made public. I'm looking for readers I would like to make. To win them,…

— Carlos Fuentes

It's really hard to get a book published, even a good book, but the better the book is the better chance it has of…

— Karen Thompson Walker

I've always viewed myself as a brand. When I started 10 years ago, that was very controversial. 'Marketing' and 'PR' were dirty words for…

— Camilla Lackberg

Independent booksellers tend to have good taste and big mouths.

— Jeff Giles