"Publishing is no longer simply a matter of picking worthy manuscripts and putting them on offer. It is now as important to market books properly, to work with the bookstore chains to getterms, co-op advertising, and the like. The difficulty is that publishers who can market are most often not the publishers with worthy lists."

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Source : Olivia Goldsmith (2014). “The Bestseller”, p.370, Diversion Books

Olivia Goldsmith

#Book Quotes #Important Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Jack Kerouac, like a sick refrigerator, worked too hard at keeping cool and died on his mama's lap from alcohol and infantilism.”
“I take as my fundamental starting point the fundamental distinction between work and interaction”
“Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out towar its fulfilment, and carry us along with it.”
“Important safety tip - never look a vampire in the eye.”
“A small act is worth a million thoughts.”

Source : "Meet the most interesting person in China" by Kathleen E. McLaughlin, www.pri.org. June 23, 2009.
“Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.”
“I don't want to be anything else other than what I am. I can say that with passion. No regrets...”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If you make the same mistake 3 times, that becomes â€˜your arrangementâ€™”

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