Mark Coker > Quotes

“Think of platform building as building a fire. Each platform-building activity adds another twig or log to the fire.”
― Mark Coker, Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success

“All writers and their readers should stand up and voice their opposition to financial services companies censoring books. Authors should have the freedom to publish legal fiction, and readers should have the freedom to read what they want.”
― Mark Coker

“Although erotica authors are being targeted, this is an issue that should concern all indie authors. It affects indies disproportionately because indies are the ones pushing the boundaries of fiction. Indies are the ones out there publishing without the (fading) protective patina of a "traditional publisher" to lend them legitimacy. We indies only have each other.”
― Mark Coker

“The most valuable contribution you have to give to the world is your time. Spend it wisely. Jealously guard it from distraction and inefficiency.”
― Mark Coker, Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success

“Be the author who deserves admiration and trust.”
― Mark Coker, Smashwords Book Marketing Guide - How to Market any Book for Free: 65 Book Marketing Ideas

“Penster: Whatever you have been learning from life once lost and returned to you (book) published online at Smashwords and distributed possible everywhere of retailers, sites, libraries, bookstores & channels, also has been accepted into the Smashwords Premium Catalog. This began shipping out to retailers. Smashwords ships approved book of Penster and updates out to most retailers same day (indeed within minutes or hours), and to Barnes & Noble hourly.”
― Mark Coker

“The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success is dedicated to you, the writer. Authorship requires great courage, creativity, sacrifice and perseverance. You inspire me.”
― Mark Coker, Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success

“I thought if anyone could have the freedom to publish a blog post or video online, and have their work judged by their audience as opposed to a gatekeeper, then why not a book?”
― Mark Coker, Smashwords Book Marketing Guide - How to Market any Book for Free: 65 Book Marketing Ideas