Quotes about Readership

A readership crisis is really a leadership crisis. Votes: 3

Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the world. Votes: 3

Newspaper readership is declining like crazy. In fact, there's a good chance that nobody is reading my column. Votes: 3

I try to be careful about wording. One of the things I've tried to combat in my blog is the notion that journalists are arrogant and unconcerned with the readership. Votes: 3

Some people think literature is high culture and that it should only have a small readership. I don't think so... I have to compete with popular culture, including TV, magazines, movies and video games. Votes: 3

In '93 to '94, every browser had its own flavor of HTML. So it was very difficult to know what you could put in a Web page and reliably have most of your readership see it. Votes: 3

Sometimes I know the meaning of a word but am tired of it and feel the need for an unfamiliar, especially precise or poetic term, perhaps one with a nuance that flatters my readership's exquisite sensitivity. Votes: 3

The fact people think that when you sell a lot of books you are not a serious writer is a great insult to the readership. I get a little angry when people try to say such a thing. Votes: 3

It's different in Scotland. People who come to readings are more interested in literature as such, but the readership in general is really quite diverse. It's a cliche, but it's said that people who read my books don't read any other books, and you do get that element. Votes: 3

The breadth of the potential readership is also a factor. Votes: 2

The truth is, it's not a great career move to create a readership and then, in effect, abandon them. Votes: 2

A newspaper that reduces its coverage of the news important to its community is certain to reduce its readership as well Votes: 2

I have no idea what readership is of written editorials, but it doesn't come anywhere close to the readership of editorial cartoons. Votes: 2

Keep in mind that in 1985, I had a potential readership of over 50 million Americans. At that time, a good portion of those were under 30. Votes: 2

I got married, other people went off. We had sort of another public-we were our entire readership for many years, and we were very excited by each other. Votes: 2

If it were not for the fact that editors have become so timorous in these politically correct times, I would probably have a greater readership than I have. Votes: 2

I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start Votes: 2

In contrast to the written account-which, depending on its complexity of thought, reference, and vocabulary, is pitched at a larger or smaller readership-a photograph has only one language and is destined potentially for all. Votes: 2

Europeans still read rather than watching TV or listening to their clergyman tell them how to vote. The European magazines are far superior to American magazines in content and readership, but TV is taking a bite out of circulation now even in Europe. Votes: 2

While I'm critical to the Bush presidency, it's been enormously beneficial for Salon because we're seen as kind of an aggressive watchdog on the Bush White House. Particularly since Florida, our readership hit a whole new level, and we held onto those readers. Votes: 2

The reason I was successful in launching my first book with bloggers is this: I assumed that I should spend as much time on a blogger with a million-person readership as I would pitching an editor of a publication with a million person subscription-base. Votes: 2

The thing that makes stories memorable is the experiences they impart onto the readership and the emotions that they make those readers feel. The audience will forgive an incredible amount if you deliver them a powerful emotional experience - and, conversely, if your story is emotionally false, no amount of pyrotechnics will save it. Votes: 2

I'd like to emphasize that when a reader finishes a great novel, he will immediately begin looking for another. If someone loves your book, it increases the chance that he or she will look at mine. So there is no competition between writers. Another writer's success helps build a larger readership for all of us. Votes: 2

Newspaper readership is still growing in India. Votes: 1

'City of Fallen Angels' ended on a cliffhanger. That was equally loved and hated by my readership. Votes: 1

My publisher's been shipping me to comic-cons, and it seems that my readership overlaps perfectly with the comic-con crowd. Votes: 1

'Faith and Will' is aimed at the same readership as 'The Artist's Way.' The book is for spiritual seekers in all walks of life. Votes: 1

There is a wealth of readership for regional language literature in India that is not given importance. We must give respect to our own languages. Votes: 1

Going to so many book events keeps me connected with my readership while constantly reminding me that all the long hours at the drawing desk are worthwhile. Votes: 1

The media doesn't create narratives, really. They're not that powerful. What they do is they tap into narratives that are already bubbling amongst their viewership or readership. Votes: 1

I wouldn't encourage new writers to start off publishing through electronic media... it still isn't wide enough for the readership they would need to get a good start. Votes: 1

The folks who read my books are so passionate about each one of them that the people making my movies are more afraid of my readership than they are of me. Votes: 1

The readership of Victorian novels, when they were published, was much less diverse. People were probably white, and had enough money to be literate. Very often, there are phrases in Italian, German and French that are left untranslated. Votes: 1

I was incredibly lucky that my first book found a large and loyal readership. It changed my life - from being a very withdrawn adult to living in Paris as a full-time writer. It has also given me enormous confidence. Votes: 1

Few writers in history have ever been 'politically correct' (a notion that rapidly changes in any case), and there's no reason to imagine that gay writers will ever suit their readers, especially since that readership is splintered into ghettos within ghettos. Votes: 1

The idea of harnessing the intelligence of the readership has been lost in the quest for Facebook likes. For many, readers have become synonymous with hateful commenters. It's time for a renewed push to realize some of the original dreams of the web. Votes: 1

If you take a print magazine with a million person circulation, and a blog with a devout readership of 1 million, for the purpose of selling anything that can be sold online, the blog is infinitely more powerful, because it's only a click away. Votes: 1

The reason I was successful in launching my first book with bloggers is this: I assumed that I should spend as much time on a blogger with a million-person readership as I would pitching an editor of a publication with a million person subscription-base. Votes: 1

It wasn't until I started to do 'Poison River' that the readership started falling. 'Poison River' started out very slowly and simply, but then it got really dense and complicated. I don't know, I think the readers just got fed up or burned out. They started dropping off. Votes: 1

The experience that a publication creates for its audience is the very essence of that publication's brand - and without deep engagement, that publication's brand will be weak. A good publication is a convener and an arbiter - it expresses a core narrative that becomes a badge of sorts for its readership. Votes: 1

It's part of a writer's profession, as it's part of a spy's profession, to prey on the community to which he's attached, to take away information - often in secret - and to translate that into intelligence for his masters, whether it's his readership or his spy masters. And I think that both professions are perhaps rather lonely. Votes: 1

The concept of the Web is of universal readership. Votes: 0

When a chap is passionate, the readership can sense it. Votes: 0

The wider your readership, the greater the chances of offending your readers. Votes: 0

If there is some blood on the pages then you have some readership. Votes: 0

A blog is a message in a bottle, both in purpose and likely readership. Votes: 0

I think it's a very bad idea for someone to start writing for a readership. Votes: 0

There's very little solid research on readership, yet people make pronouncements about it all the time. Votes: 0

My suspicion is that once you have literacy in place, the readership has not changed very much. Votes: 0

City of Fallen Angels ended on a cliffhanger. That was equally loved and hated by my readership. Votes: 0

City of Fallen Angels' ended on a cliffhanger. That was equally loved and hated by my readership. Votes: 0

You write to suit some sense in yourself and trust that that will resonate with a certain wider readership. Votes: 0

I'm sometimes sort of in touch with the readership, and they seem to have perceptive questions, for the most part. Votes: 0

I wanted to write a book that maybe had the potential to go beyond the Deadspin and KSK [Kissing Suzy Kolber] readership. Votes: 0

I have to trust that if a story is strong, it can find its readership, and good editors can steer me well. Votes: 0

I have no precise idea of who makes up my readership. I'm surprised when I discover people have read my poems at all. Votes: 0

My readership seems to be the sensitive people, for the most part. Then there are the occasional fans who are like, "Ah, video games!" Votes: 0

If you write a screenplay that gets circulated, you have a bigger readership than any literary novelist. And it's an educated audience as well. Votes: 0

Faith and Will' is aimed at the same readership as 'The Artist's Way.' The book is for spiritual seekers in all walks of life. Votes: 0

I don't like to think of my readership as 'fans,' a word which has always suggested a kind of power relationship I'm uncomfortable with. Votes: 0

It's never really easy to be successful as a writer when you're trying to write literary fiction. You've already limited your readership limited by that choice. Votes: 0

Bringing Mid-World to a new readership felt like a big responsibility, but I'm so glad that readers have enjoyed the story. That is a reward in itself. Votes: 0

I wanted to think about ways to get an American readership concerned with what is happening in Mexico, but also to reframe it as a problem Americans share. Votes: 0

Obviously Feministing is kind of a women's space in a certain way, even though we have a lot of male readership and people who don't identify as women. Votes: 0

I don't have a readership, I have a thinkership. I guess this is why what I do is called "conceptual writing." The idea is much more important than the product. Votes: 0

I think it's important to recognise that 'The Da Vinci Code' opened up a vast new audience for a general readership interested in historical detective stories and research into history. Votes: 0

Never change the URL of your blog. I've done it once, and I lost much of my readership. It took several months to build up the same reader patterns and trust. Votes: 0

The diversity revolution [in the news media] was supposed to increase readership and enhance credibility. Just the opposite has resulted. How long will it take the business to figure this out? Votes: 0

I'm interested in the Gothic novel because it's very much a woman's form. Why is there such a wide readership for books that essentially say, 'Your husband is trying to kill you'? Votes: 0

The fuzzy boundary lines between different readership ages have always puzzled me, so these days I just write what comes, and assume I can fix the mess later with an editor's help. Votes: 0

Meet some people who care about poetry the way you do. You'll have that readership. Keep going until you know you're doing work that's worthy. And then see what happens. That's my advice. Votes: 0

I had a blog for many years. Once you develop your readership on your blog, and you can put something out there or direct traffic or get attention - it's like a super power. Votes: 0

Having that kind of endorsement and having Paul Graham's readership coming to your site and contributing to it and building the foundation of the community was just a really invaluable way to start Reddit. Votes: 0

I am glad to have found a readership, but one can't write only what is likely to sell. A writer is not a shopkeeper. A writer creates an imaginary world that he transmits to others. Votes: 0

It's a cinch that if you read it in an occult periodical or paperback, everyone's doing it. That should be your cue to avoid such stuff, lest you be relegated to the same readership level. Votes: 0