Paperback Quotations

I really started self-publishing on a serious level in 2002. Those smaller books did well, ended up moving from doing a series to compiling everything into a trade paperback in about 2005.

There was a mission: To match the cover of 'Extraordinary' to the cover of the paperback 'Impossible,' which was commercially successful. Consider the outdoor natural setting, the single girl in motion with her hair blowing, and the cursive font used for the title; both covers have these in common.

For years I'd understood that publishing in paperback was the kiss of death.

This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop.

I was given a thick paperback copy of the 'Guinness Book of Records' when I was 11 years old, and I read it gluttonously, cover to cover, paying special lip-smacking attention to all the incredibly gruesome chapters about the violence of human history.

Software is becoming no different than a videotape or a record album or a paperback book, and not all of us are ready for that change.

We've always reached the hardcover buyer more than the paperback buyer.

I have a weak spot for late '60s-early '70s yippie paperbacks and protest manifestos. I find them at flea markets or online. One of my favorites is 'Right On,' a compendium of student protests made into this 95-cent paperback with the most amazing graphics.

Stephen King consummately honors several traditions with his rare paperback original, 'Joyland.' He addresses the novel of carny life and sideshows, where the midway serves as microcosm, such as in those famous books by Ray Bradbury, Charles Finney and William Lindsay Gresham.

When planning to attend a meeting, bring a paperback book that may be of interest to someone else. Think about what someone else would probably love to read and bring it.

When I started the paperback market, there were only a few good writers, now the market's loaded... you don't know which one to take.

If the music business grew by a billion dollars, if the paperback book business grew by a billion dollars, if the box office grew by a billion dollars -- that would make headlines in every newspaper in the country.

If you order a paperback book, slower delivery time via the mail or UPS is fine. But if you've ordered a fur coat, then FedEx is more of an option.

If you go back 20 years, the mass-market paperback was really driving the business. As long as we have to continue to pay what we do for brand-name authors, we need a healthier paperback format to make it work.

He pulled out a paperback of Dr. King's book, 'Stride Toward Freedom,' about the Montgomery bus boycott. He said, 'Read this.' He was bright enough to realize violence was not the answer.