Publishing had been successful where there had been natural geographic monopolies. Votes: 3
Joe MansuetoRehearsing a play is making the word flesh. Publishing a play is reversing the process. Votes: 3
Peter ShafferWe sell books, other people sell shoes. What's the difference? Publishing isn't the highest art. Votes: 3
Michael KordaPublishing a book is like stuffing a note into a bottle and hurling it into the sea. Votes: 3
Margaret AtwoodThere's a lust in man, no charm can tame, of loudly publishing our neighbor's shame. Votes: 2
JuvenalThe freelance writer is a man who is paid per piece or per word or perhaps. Votes: 2
Robert BenchleyThe publishing of a book is a worldwide event. The attempt to suppress a book is a worldwide event. Votes: 2
Salman RushdieAt first my publisher had reservations about publishing it in the form you are familiar with. Votes: 1
Orhan PamukBecause most writers have totally unrealistic concepts of how publishing works. Votes: 0
Jim HarrisonI've been willing to go for years without publishing. That's been my career. Votes: 0
Marguerite YoungPeople will always tell stories. The publishing industry might vanish, but not stories. Votes: 0
Aleksandar HemonWhen I started as a writer, I knew nothing about publishing-nothing about anything! Votes: 0
Tanith LeeHollywood is the model for publishing, more and more. Not just blockbusters either. Votes: 0
Frederick Busch...if all people doing desktop publishing were doctors we would all be dead! Votes: 0
Massimo VignelliFor years I'd understood that publishing in paperback was the kiss of death. Votes: 0
Christina Baker KlineWhen I was 16, I started publishing all kinds of things in school magazines. Votes: 0
Margaret AtwoodBook clubs are the best thing that has happened to the world of publishing. Votes: 0
Adriana TrigianiI don't mind your thinking slowly; I mind your publishing faster than you think. Votes: 0
Thomas B. MacaulayI think you have to have a publishing house that offers you some support. Votes: 0
Jasmine CresswellAll of the changes in publishing since 1960 are significant. There are far fewer publishers. Votes: 0
Donald E. WestlakeWith writing and publishing, my only aim is to live in the aesthetic pleasure dome. Votes: 0
Ken BaumannI think the search engines are the new equivalent of publishing: an enabler of information. Votes: 0
James DysonWe need more people working in the publishing industry itself who are people of colour. Votes: 0
Malorie BlackmanWhistle-blowing and publishing should not be seen as a crime, and certainly not as terrorism. Votes: 0
Sarah HarrisonThere ain't nothing that breaks up homes, country and nations like somebody publishing their memoirs Votes: 0
Will RogersYou can't just pay attention to the short term, you just have to keep publishing. Votes: 0
Sean LennonI wish that the act of publishing a book was less of a nerve-wracking experience. Votes: 0
Charlie HustonI want to keep publishing books, and writing and spreading my heartsong through the world. Votes: 0
Mattie StepanekIf it weren't for received ideas, the publishing industry wouldn't have any ideas at all. Votes: 0
Donald E. WestlakeI was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years. Votes: 0
Mary KarrI understand it is 13-8 against Egon Ronay publishing a Good Betting Shop Food Guide by 1997. Votes: 0
Clement FreudBlogging got the concept of personal publishing, but it didn't really take advantage of the network. Votes: 0
Evan WilliamsI want to work with my friends because Canadian genre publishing is a really small pool. Votes: 0
Ed GreenwoodSelf-publishing is great, but I don't want to be an icon for it, or anything else. Votes: 0
Amanda HockingI got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos. Votes: 0
Duncan SheikDon't try to outguess what's going on in publishing, and write what you want to write. Votes: 0
George SingletonI got a publishing deal with BMG, they were supportive, and some money to record demos Votes: 0
Duncan Sheik...publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy. I like to write. I love to write." Votes: 0
J. D. SalingerI have been blessed to have the same editor and work for a great publishing house. Votes: 0
Vince FlynnAs soon as you start publishing, you are the star and so people see you that way. Votes: 0
Jeffrey WalkerI worked in publishing before I became an author, so I knew how a book gets made. Votes: 0
Lauren OliverThere's a lot more to publishing a book than writing it and slapping a cover on it. Votes: 0
Vince FlynnBut we discovered that, although I liked publishing, the commercial side meant nothing at all to me. Votes: 0
Dick BrunaThe strange thing is, we never owned our own publishing; it was always getting bought and sold. Votes: 0
Paul McCartneyI was four when I announced my ambition to write, eight when I began publishing such claims. Votes: 0
Taiye SelasiThe successful publishing house is the one that can guess ahead, not the one that imitates the past. Votes: 0
Helen JacobsI've thought of publishing a book of my hate mail, but I don't own the rights to the letters. Votes: 0
Alan DershowitzI publish my own books, so there isn't a certain editor I owe the book to at a publishing house. Votes: 0
Dave EggersA key function of a publishing brand is the bestowal of status by who and what you pay attention to. Votes: 0
Tim O'ReillyI think I'm gonna attach myself to the sinking ship that is book publishing. Votes: 4 Daniel Clowes
The publishing scene in India is evolving rapidly, and the key challenge is to keep reinventing oneself so that one does not become formulaic. Sometimes it is safer to deal with the consequences of failure than the fruits of success. Remaining on one's toes is critical, and often one finds that success makes one complacent. Votes: 1 Ashwin Sanghi
The magazine was being started by a company that had no experience in business magazine publishing. It was a little difficult to get people to sort of buy into it and to join the staff, but we did. Votes: 5 James Daly
I want to keep publishing books, and writing and spreading my heartsong through the world. Votes: 3 Mattie Stepanek
I've been here 21 years, and I literally did walk up and down Music Row trying to break into the business. I felt very free to go into any publishing company. Votes: 1 Steven Curtis Chapman
For me, titles are either a natural two-second experience or stressful enough to give you an ulcer. If they don't pop out perfect on the first try, they can be really hard to repair. Or, worse, if the author thinks they pop out perfect, but the publishing house does not agree, it's difficult to shift gears. And then? Then you go insane. Votes: 1 Sloane Crosley
It's interesting that the book publishing industry, on the iPad, has much more flexibility than the music industry had. Votes: 6 Edgar Bronfman, Jr.