“If someone's going to publish a book about addiction, it has to say something new and different. It has to be something we haven't read before. A lot of these books are published because the writing is wonderful. The Frey book has superb writing, and that can be enough to sell a book.” IfsWritingBookDifferentEnoughWonderfulHavensSellsAddictionSomething NewPublishSuperb Author:Charles Adams
“In America there's a tendency to write the same book over and over because that's what sells. So in a way, my success in America has come at the expense of what I do. I haven't sold out, and I haven't taken the popular road to writing a best-selling book. I've really bucked the system. So it was necessary for me not to go and find the easy fans, the ones who want something digestible and fast with a happy ending that they can read over and over again no matter how many different books it is. I had to find fans who really wanted to think. Worldwide they all have that in common.” ThinkingWayWantWritingBookDifferentMatterWantedAmericaEasyCommonTakenFansHavensSellsSellingTendenciesExpensesWant SomethingHappy EndingsSold OutDifferent BooksSelling Books Author:Steven Tyler
“We are missing the truth. We live in a society that lies and fosters and sells dishonesty at a discount. Remember the line, 'America spells cheese K-R-A-F-T? That does not spell cheese! We tell our kids that as long as it looks good on the outside, don't worry about the inside. Or work hard and you'll be rewarded in the end. That's not necessarily true anymore. We don't tell the truth about certain things. Young people see our hypocrisy. We haven't given them a model to follow.” PeopleLooksLongDoeEndsHardKidsAmericaRememberYoungLyingCertainGivenLinesWorryMissingHavensHard WorkModelsSellsHypocrisyTelling The TruthSpellsCheeseDishonestyDiscounts Author:Iyanla Vanzant
“I've been part of really big things that are amazing, but I haven't taken on that responsibility yet. So I don't want to sell myself short by having a kid and then regret not doing what I set out to do.” WantBigsKidsResponsibilityTakenHavensRegretSellsBig Things Author:Michelle Rodriguez
“I often get the question from people, "well how can you sell luxury at that price?" What I'm explaining to everyone is I'm still paying the same factory cost as I paid when they were $800. I pay the same as my competitors who are in the luxury space pay, I just don't mark them up as much because I haven't put them in a wholesale channel. I don't have to put that extra margin on them.” PeopleWellsStillsSpacePayHavensCostMarkPaidSellsLuxuryExtrasFactoriesCompetitorsExplainingMarginsWholesale Author:Tamara Mellon