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Richard Curtis

"I tend to turn down books originally published as e-books. As for selling books directly to e-book publishers, I would do so only if all traditional publishers had turned them down."

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"I tend to turn down books originally published as e-books. As for selling books directly to e-book publishers, I would do so only if all traditional publishers had turned them down."

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Donna Grant

"Even the best data security systems can't protect private taxpayer information from entrepreneurial foreign businesses than can make huge profits selling U.S. taxpayer information."

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"The salesman knows nothing of what he is selling save that he is charging a great deal too much for it."

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"Grossing Out dealt with the western nations selling arms to the Third World and exploiting these countries."

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"After all we did for Britain, selling that corduroy and making it swing, all we got was a bit of tin on a piece of leather."

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"It defies common sense that stores are fined for selling toy guns to children, but someone who isn't even allowed to board an airplane in this country can purchase as many real guns he wants with no questions asked."

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"It has become a certainty now that if you will only advertise sufficiently you may make a fortune by selling anything."

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Donna Grant

"All of the sudden the audiences started getting younger and the spread of the attendance was really wide. I think it's as a result of the records selling more that they started following our careers."

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Donna Grant

"Commercials were too phony for me. I just didn't like selling products I didn't believe in."

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"A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well."

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"Well, when I was younger, in high school, I started out smoking pot. Which escalated into taking acid on a regular basis, which escalated into selling acid. And then I started, when I went to college, I started doing opiates."

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Richard Curtis
"It's always a mistake for writers to key their submissions to world events, because they move so quickly and unpredictably, as has certainly proven the case in Afghanistan."

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Richard Curtis
"We are forced by the major publishers to include electronic rights in the contracts we make with publishers for new books. And there's very little we can do about that."

Books

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Richard Curtis
"I have no problem selling books to media franchises and we do it all the time. The author must understand that he/she is a writer for hire and has no control over copyright or over editorial changes made to the text."

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Richard Curtis
"I do send out information about my books. Very few people buy the books that way, but I always feel that if they want to know more about the process, they can get the information from my books."

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Richard Curtis
"We now open our mail with gloves and mask, though I can't imagine why anyone would target a literary agency!"

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Richard Curtis
"You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher."

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Richard Curtis
"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, however, and sold them to major publishers for a nice sum. But that is an exception to the rule."

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Richard Curtis
"The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are not restricted to publishers."

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Richard Curtis
"We are taking a business-as-usual position at my agency, though business before 9/11 wasn't that hot either!"

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Richard Curtis
"Laboratories can reduce risk by implementing a proven and internationally accepted quality assurance technology that is applicable across the globe."

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