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I want to keep publishing books, and writing and spreading my heartsong through the world. -- Mattie Stepanek
Someone ought to publish a book about the doomsayers who keep publishing books about the end of publishing. -- Evgeny Morozov
At heart, Pearson is in the intellectual property business, be it through publishing books or the Financial Times. -- Marjorie Scardino
At heart, Pearson is in the intellectual property business, be it through publishing books or the 'Financial Times'. -- Marjorie Scardino
Even though I've reached retirement age, I still plan to work - writing my investment newsletter, speaking at conferences, publishing books, and producing conferences like FreedomFest. -- Mark Skousen
I didn't really start publishing books until I was 40 because I was busy being a McDonald's employee. So there's always a sense of trying to make up for lost time. -- Jerry Stahl
I think that the practice of writing every day was what made me remember that writing doesn't have anything to do with publishing books. It can be totally separate and private - a comforting thought. -- Nell Freudenberger
I publish my own books, so there isn't a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house. -- Dave Eggers
The publishing industry has always wanted to make books as cheaply and as ephemerally as they could; it's nothing new. -- Ben Katchor
Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That's the thing I really want to break into! -- Frank Iero
Sometimes, I'll hear from other writers or folks in the publishing industry that my books are rule-breakers, which I take as a compliment. -- Kristan Higgins
Of course, people say maybe there are some self-published books out there that shouldn't be out there. Well, it's the same with conventional publishing. -- Patti Davis
What is true for book publishing is true for civilization: the books that survive the test of time are humanity's backlist, our collective memory. -- Jason Epstein
Frankly, I'd rather make a little bit less money if it means living in a better world for books and publishing in the future. -- Tucker Max
What makes a publishing house great? The easy answer is the consistency with which it produces books of value over a lengthy period of time. -- Robert Gottlieb
When I was publishing my first books, the previous generation of authors was fading away, so I was welcomed because I was a new author. -- Orhan Pamuk
Nobody sells books like J.K. Rowling. We have a rule in publishing: Never compare anything to 'Harry Potter' because it's like lightning in a bottle. -- Cassandra Clare
I'm not an overnight success. My early publishing history, through my first five books, was unfortunate in many respects, typified by a couple of short anecdotes. -- John Lescroart
Remember that just because major publishing is having trouble, that doesn't mean people have stopped reading books. Printed books won't go away, but ebooks won't go away, either. -- David Morrell
I knew people were independently publishing, and I buy books on Amazon. I began seriously considering it when Amanda Hocking was in the news about her self-publishing success. -- Patti Davis
I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of books, not the first. -- Seth Godin
It's possible there are no two books in publishing history more dissimilar than 'Human Traces' and 'Devil May Care.' And that was really the attraction of it. -- Sebastian Faulks
I call Algonquin Books 'the gods and goddesses of publishing.' Not only did they give me a career, they care deeply about every writer in their flock. -- Caroline Leavitt
Amazon is such a big player in publishing, but a lot of authors feel this connection to their publishing house and their editors who helped them get their books out there, so their loyalties tend to go that way. -- Edan Lepucki
We sell books, other people sell shoes. What's the difference? Publishing isn't the highest art. -- Michael Korda
Book-publishing is all about politics. Agents, editors, which books will be puffed, which ignored, etc. -- Alexander Theroux
One of the best book marketing tips I can give you is simply building relationships - well that and publishing more books. -- Heather Hart
I'm seeing more and more books by celebrity authors, and I'm not happy to see them. I'd rather see publishing budgets devoted to genuine talents. -- Jabari Asim

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