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Publishing Quotes

Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars Picture Quote #1

McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book as object Picture Quote #1

One of the things that's great about New York is that it is not a one industry town. It has education, academia, the service industry, arts, publishing, theater, politics, fashion, finance, as well as movie making Picture Quote #1

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo Picture Quote #1

We're also far enough from the publishing power that we have no access to the politics of publishing, although there are interpersonal politics, of course Picture Quote #1

Technology has changed the way book publishing works, as it has changed everything else in the world of media Picture Quote #1

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The Nobel Prize is run by a self-perpetuated committee. They vote for themselves and get the world's publishing industry to jump to their tune Picture Quote #1

The only proper suit-and-tie job I've had in my life was the two years in the late 1980s when I ran a small corporate publishing company. I even had a Ford Sierra! Picture Quote #1

I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you've got publishing, you've got record royalties Picture Quote #1

I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn’t have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling... I’m the most sampled artist in history Picture Quote #1

Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That’s the thing I really want to break into! Picture Quote #1

The magazine was being started by a company that had no experience in business magazine publishing. It was a little difficult to get people to sort of buy into it and to join the staff, but we did Picture Quote #1

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There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international publishing house, of a great peace newspaper, or the like. I am rather skeptical about this idea Picture Quote #1

Nothing like being visible, publishing one’s work, and speaking openly about one’s life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one’s perfection and purity Picture Quote #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 Picture Quote #1

To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a useful exercise; a book which will not repay some hard thought is not worth publishing Picture Quote #1

We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure the material is not likely to harm anyone, that it is properly investigated by quality news organizations, and by lawyers and human rights groups and so on Picture Quote #1

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It was a great time to be born, because I got to have my own publishing company right from the beginning, so I made more money than somebody would have doing what I did ten or fifteen years before Picture Quote #1

I didn’t need to borrow money from the record company, because if I had my own publishing company, and I had my own writers, I’d have enough to get and do whatever I wanted to do Picture Quote #1

Publishing your work is important. Even if you are giving a piece to some smaller publication for free, you will learn something about your writing. The editor will say something, friends will mention it. You will learn Picture Quote #1

If you have a song that you think sounds like another song you should contact the publishing company and say I have a song here, let’s cut a deal that lets everyone walk away feeling good Picture Quote #1

Then l learned to play guitar and l started writing songs and my mother formed for me a publishing business, so we started publishing and managing artists Picture Quote #1

I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn’t get reviewed in any major outlets Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes writers say true things about the overall nature of publicity, promotion, and the publishing industry; but alas, not always Picture Quote #1

I took the process of doing as much myself as I could like a duck to water. I set up my own label and publishing, etc, and it was a fun learning curve two decades ago Picture Quote #1

I’ve been willing to go for years without publishing. That’s been my career Picture Quote #1

The writer writes in order to teach himself, to understand himself, to satisfy himself; the publishing of his ideas, though it brings gratification, is a curious anticlimax Picture Quote #1

No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves Picture Quote #1

I have very strong theories about magazine publishing. And I think that it is the most personal form of journalism. And I think that a magazine is an old friend Picture Quote #1

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Publishing is a business. Writing may be art, but publishing, when all is said and done, comes down to dollars (Publishing Quotes) McSweeney's as a publishing company is built on a business model that only works when we sell physical books. So we try to put a lot of effort into the design and production of the book as object (Publishing Quotes) One of the things that's great about New York is that it is not a one industry town. It has education, academia, the service industry, arts, publishing, theater, politics, fashion, finance, as well as movie making (Publishing Quotes) Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo (Publishing Quotes) We're also far enough from the publishing power that we have no access to the politics of publishing, although there are interpersonal politics, of course (Publishing Quotes) Technology has changed the way book publishing works, as it has changed everything else in the world of media (Publishing Quotes) The Nobel Prize is run by a self-perpetuated committee. They vote for themselves and get the world's publishing industry to jump to their tune (Publishing Quotes) The only proper suit-and-tie job I've had in my life was the two years in the late 1980s when I ran a small corporate publishing company. I even had a Ford Sierra! (Publishing Quotes) I do work a lot. I mean, most of my income, I would say, comes from live performances. And then you've got publishing, you've got record royalties (Publishing Quotes) I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn’t have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling... I’m the most sampled artist in history (Publishing Quotes) Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That’s the thing I really want to break into! (Publishing Quotes) The magazine was being started by a company that had no experience in business magazine publishing. It was a little difficult to get people to sort of buy into it and to join the staff, but we did (Publishing Quotes) There are those who believe we have need of more literature, of a large international publishing house, of a great peace newspaper, or the like. I am rather skeptical about this idea (Publishing Quotes) Nothing like being visible, publishing one’s work, and speaking openly about one’s life, to disabuse the world of the illusion of one’s perfection and purity (Publishing Quotes) 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 (Publishing Quotes) To read a book, to think it over, and to write out notes is a useful exercise; a book which will not repay some hard thought is not worth publishing (Publishing Quotes) As we’ve gotten more successful, there’s a gap between the speed of our publishing pipeline and the speed of our receiving submissions pipeline. Our pipeline of leaks has been increasing exponentially as our profile rises, and our ability to publish is increasing linearly (Publishing Quotes) We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure the material is not likely to harm anyone, that it is properly investigated by quality news organizations, and by lawyers and human rights groups and so on (Publishing Quotes) It was a great time to be born, because I got to have my own publishing company right from the beginning, so I made more money than somebody would have doing what I did ten or fifteen years before (Publishing Quotes) I didn’t need to borrow money from the record company, because if I had my own publishing company, and I had my own writers, I’d have enough to get and do whatever I wanted to do (Publishing Quotes) Publishing your work is important. Even if you are giving a piece to some smaller publication for free, you will learn something about your writing. The editor will say something, friends will mention it. You will learn (Publishing Quotes) If you have a song that you think sounds like another song you should contact the publishing company and say I have a song here, let’s cut a deal that lets everyone walk away feeling good (Publishing Quotes) Then l learned to play guitar and l started writing songs and my mother formed for me a publishing business, so we started publishing and managing artists (Publishing Quotes) I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn’t get reviewed in any major outlets (Publishing Quotes) Sometimes writers say true things about the overall nature of publicity, promotion, and the publishing industry; but alas, not always (Publishing Quotes) I took the process of doing as much myself as I could like a duck to water. I set up my own label and publishing, etc, and it was a fun learning curve two decades ago (Publishing Quotes) I’ve been willing to go for years without publishing. That’s been my career (Publishing Quotes) The writer writes in order to teach himself, to understand himself, to satisfy himself; the publishing of his ideas, though it brings gratification, is a curious anticlimax (Publishing Quotes) No nation ancient or modern ever lost the liberty of freely speaking, writing, or publishing their sentiments, but forthwith lost their liberty in general and became slaves (Publishing Quotes) I have very strong theories about magazine publishing. And I think that it is the most personal form of journalism. And I think that a magazine is an old friend (Publishing Quotes)

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