top of page
.png){kind=small}
"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."
Standard
Customized
Exlpore more Publishing quotes
"We now open our mail with gloves and mask, though I can't imagine why anyone would target a literary agency!"
"The trick was really finding the appropriate publisher for each of the projects I'd devised."
"The biggest threat to authors in this age is not plagiarism or poverty, it's obscurity."
"Publishers like a good buzz, and negative responses sell books just as well as positive ones."
"The breadth of the potential readership is also a factor."
"The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are."
"I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done online."
"Digital publishing allows an author a new platform for which the words of one heart can be shared with all souls of the world."
"McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book-as-object."
"Author's WarningIf you're buying this book as a gift for your grandma or a kid, you should be aware that it contains cusswords as well as tasteful depictions of cannibalism and people in their forties having sex. Don't blame me. I told you."
Explore more quotes by Richard Curtis
"We are taking a business-as-usual position at my agency, though business before 9/11 wasn't that hot either!"
"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."
"We now open our mail with gloves and mask, though I can't imagine why anyone would target a literary agency!"
"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."
"Laboratories can reduce risk by implementing a proven and internationally accepted quality assurance technology that is applicable across the globe."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher."
bottom of page