Quotes about Self publishing

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In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and re — Oscar Wilde
To be a successful fiction writer you have to write well, write a lot … and let ‘em know you’ve written it! Then rinse a — Gerard de Marigny, The Watchman of Ephraim
The internet is killing the art of writing. The big "publish" button begs you to publish even before you go back and mak — Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity
Self-publishing a shitty book doesn't make you an author any more than singing in the shower makes you a rockstar or squ — Oliver Markus
I knew when I got into self-publishing I would have to compete with other authors' words. I did not, however, know that — Matthew Culberson, After Life
Getting caught up in someone else's dream is like a drug. Sometimes you have to go cold turkey. — Susan McIntire
Nowadays, the Internet decides if you're good, not the big man in the big office. No matter how important that man think — Alexei Maxim Russell
Whatever you may have heard, self-publishing is not a short cut to anything. Except maybe insanity. Self-publishing, lik — Zoe Winters, Smart Self-Publishing: Becoming an Indie Author
I enjoy self-publishing & sending publishers rejection letters. They're like, 'Who is this guy?' And I'm like, 'the end — Ryan Lilly, Write like no one is reading
Check the top 1000 books on Amazon. Most of them have a shirtless guy on the cover, because they're smutty "romance nove — Oliver Markus, Why Men And Women Can't Be Friends
10% of authors earn 75% of the royalties. If you’re writing a Romance novel, your odds will be slightly higher at making — J.R. Young
It's a difficult path that we tread, us Indie self-publishers, but we're not alone. How many bands practicing in their d — Karl Wiggins, Self-Publishing In the Eye of the Storm
Go APE: Author a great book, Publish it quickly, and Entrepreneur your way to success. Self-publishing isn’t easy, but i — Guy Kawasaki, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book
A successful self-publisher must fill three roles: Author, Publisher, and Entrepreneur—or APE. — Guy Kawasaki, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book
Starting your book is only the first five miles of a twenty-six-mile marathon that’s one-third of a triathlon (authoring — Guy Kawasaki, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book
I have a hardcore attitude: a “self-published, ghost-written book” is wrong because the concept behind self publishing i — Guy Kawasaki, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. How to Publish a Book
Only a few short years ago, the average stay-at-home mom spent her relaxation time reading Jackie Collins and staring at — Pete Morin
Remember, we all make our work available in a commercial transaction, the terms of which we, ourselves, dictate. If we g — Pete Morin
I’ve had situations when I’ve actually encouraged authors to self-publish because their book was poor. Now one would con — King Samuel Benson
I will continue to write what I love to read, and the fact that it doesn't sell as well as romance or sci-fi or fantasy — Joanna Penn