“The future of publishing is about having connections to readers and the knowledge of what those readers want.” WantReaderConnectionsPublishing Author:Seth Godin
“Every time I start off a book or a story I feel like I'm developing a new style or approach for that individual story alone, and it sometimes feels as if readers are looking for the same style/approach from the same writer over and over again, which hasn't helped me in the publishing biz.” IfsFeelsBookSometimesStoriesIndividualStyleReaderApproachDevelopingPublishing Author:Scott Bradfield
“Traditional publishers will be dominant, and they should be because they really do assure quality. But eBooks, which are huge already, are going to eclipse everything. They will save traditional publishing the way DVDs saved movie studios (for a while) and they'll greatly expand the number of readers.” WayShouldNumbersQualityHugeReaderStudiosSavedTraditionalPublishingDominantPublishersEclipseDvds Author:Steven Pressfield
“For years, we in publishing have been hearing from Catholic readers that they really yearn for Catholic fiction.” YearsHas BeensFictionReaderCatholicHearingPublishing Author:Regina Doman
“It's a grave mistake in publishing, whether you're talking about Internet or print publication, to try to play to a limited repertoire of established reader interests.” TryingPlayInterestMistakeTalkingReaderInternetGravesPrintPublishingPublication Author:Denis Dutton
“The dirty little secret of publishing is that, all along, each book sold has had an average of 5 readers. That's an 80% "piracy" rate if you insist on looking at it in those terms.” IfsLittlesBookTermSecretReaderRateAverageDirtyPublishingPiracy Author:Charles Stross
“On the one hand, I have wanted to supply documentation on myself by including material relevant to my emotions and ideas in my youth; and, on the other, not to let myself down by publishing inferior material. My poetry comes under the latter head. My only advice to the reader is to skip any verse that he sees coming.” IdeasHandsWantedEmotionAdviceYouthMaterialsReaderIncludingLatterRelevantPublishingVersesInferiorsSkipDocumentation Author:Edmund Wilson
“I think the online space can be a free space, in that we are not reliant online on the publishing industry or readers who just don't get it.” ThinkingSpaceIndustryReaderOnlinePublishingPublishing Industry Author:Kate Zambreno
“Publishing companies and a great many authors have missed the opportunity to capitalize on the very real relationships they create with their readers.” RealOpportunityCompanyReaderGreat MenPublishingReal Relationship Author:Vantile Whitfield
“Unbeknownst to me, two readers of the posts, both published authors, contacted their agent, Bill Jensen, within 24 hours of each other, encouraging him to drop me a line. Which he did. He shared his extensive publishing background with me, and prayerfully offered to work out a proposal and to see if God opened any publishing doors? I never get over the unexpected ways of God.” IfsWayTwoHoursLinesDoorsReaderBillsWork OutBackgroundsAgentsPostsUnexpectedPublishingGet OverProposal Author:Ann Voskamp