Publishing Books Quotes

“There's nothing like a printed book; the weight, the woody scent, the feel, the look.”
― E.A. Bucchianeri

“I'm just conveying the brutality of the market to you, Katherin,' I say. That's one of my favourite lines. Good old market, always there to be blamed. "The people don't want history in their crochet books. They want cute pictures and easy instructions.”
― Beth O'Leary, The Flatshare

“In its essence, Elemental, the Power of Illuminated Love, maintains we are all on a quest to experience qualities of compassion and acceptance capable of helping to sustain both the individual and the larger society. Because such a journey tends to take place even more within than without, the visual imagery, words, and music of ILLUMINATED LOVE incorporates both levels of that reality.”
― Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, and Essays

“Sometimes, I'm brave.
Sometimes, I'm just stubbron.”
― Nigia Stephens

“Good cover design is not only about beauty... it’s a visual sales pitch. It’s your first contact with a potential reader. Your cover only has around 3 seconds to catch a browsing reader’s attention. You want to stand out and make them pause and consider, and read the synopsis.”
― Eeva Lancaster, Being Indie: A No Holds Barred, Self Publishing Guide for Indie Authors

“Elevation Book Publishing drives each book to their highest peak and afford authors the opportunity to rise to their full potential. We create thriving partnerships.”
― Rhonda Wilson

“First of all, please, please, don´t go publish until you are one hundred percent sure you are doing a great job, the best that you may deliver. For in this publishing media it´s easy to get it all wrong when you are just starting. Secondly, find a good editor, or at least a second opinion. You know, four eyes read better than two. You will regret later on for not having a good editor to go through your writing, or having a great artist to do the best cover for your book. Because if there is something I learned during these years in the publishing market it is to never ever underestimate the power of good editing. And my third piece will be to advice about a good image: the saying “never judge a book by its cover” was created by a lazy author who didn´t give much thought of what really works in the marketing of both fiction and nonfiction.”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, How to Make a Book

“That feeling you get after you’ve just published your book and sense something should happen; and you wake up the next day, and the next, and that feeling of expectation is still there. That’s when you realize you have the patience of Job and lots more paper to fill…”
― Nanette L. Avery

“Connie's other job was proof-editing which she did very badly. Transferring the author's corrections to a clean sheet of proofs was something Connie was unable to do without missing an average of three corrections a page, or transcribing newly inserted material all wrong... she put angry authors' letters about the mutilation of their books under the cushion of her chair to deal with later”
― Muriel Spark, A Far Cry from Kensington

“Indie publishing lets me feed my inner control freak.”
― Michelle M. Pillow

“Writing is not a numbers game. You should focus more on reaching the hearts of readers and building fans more than publishing a plethora of books that no one may care about.”
― Selena Haskins

“Writing is a solitary endeavor, being an author is not.”
― Karen A. Chase

“Knowing your whole world is about to change, how can you sleep?”
― Samuel Colbran, Lake Merrin

“The pain of an unpublished manuscript is akin to the trauma of bearing an unborn.”
― Anurag Shourie, An Ode Towards Hope –

“With its weight and solidity, a book signals to the world that there are ideas worth preserving in a form that carries heft, and takes up space; by its touchability, a book signals the importance of our engagement in an arena external to and larger than ourselves.”
― Steven L. Carter

“People don't know they want to become an author until they meet me.”
― Lucas J. Robak

“My mantra, thinking of authors, is that it is good to create, better to create and publish, and best to create, publish, and monetize. May every author be successful in all these matters.”
― Lee Foster, An Author's Perspective on Independent Publishing: Why Self-Publishing May Be Your Best Option

“Not everything you think of is worth being published. But everything you think of is worth being written.”
― Pedro Raymond

“We can’t be everything for our book. Sometimes, we must surrender it to people who can help.

It’s all about the book. It’s not a reflection of your competence.

But, please ask from the right people. Hire the right people. Approach experts. Friends are great for moral support, but when you need expertise and advise, then ask the experts.

Otherwise, you’d be a blind man being guided by another blind man telling you which way to go. A practice that is too common in this industry.”
― Eeva Lancaster, Being Indie: A No Holds Barred, Self Publishing Guide for Indie Authors

“Launching a new book is kind of scary; you spend such a long time alone with your characters, and then, in one sudden moment, they’re running wild into the hands of strangers…”
― Nanette L. Avery

“Think of your book’s title as a headline for a breaking news story. For as long as newspapers (and now internet news content) have been around, diligent scribes have been searching their thesauruses for the right combination of power words for headlines as a way to draw in readers’ curiosity…”
― Scott Lorenz, Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book

“Anyone can publish a book. Anyone can be an author. But, not everyone has the authority, authenticity or expertise.”
― Loren Weisman

“Silence is the death of a story.”
― Veronica Purcell

“Last page of the book ends with a glass of wine.”
― Nanette L. Avery

“An ISBN is assigned to each specific format of a book and never reused. Like golf, the rules are made-up and simple, but can be misinterpreted or applied incorrectly.”
― David Wogahn, My Publishing Imprint: How to Create a Self-Publishing Book Imprint & ISBN Essentials

“As a self-published author, you need to think like an author who writes quality content that people want and need as well as an entrepreneur to establish a marketing system that aggressively markets your books to succeed.”
― Bernard Kelvin Clive

“Books and literature are not the same thing, you can have a shelf stacked with books yet not an ounce of literature.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Visvavatan: 100 Demilitarization Sonnets