- Extensive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hardcover Quotes
What authors say about format, sales, and getting taken seriously.
For several authors quoted here, moving to hardcover means more than a format change; it signals legitimacy and wider attention. For more on the books themselves, see our Books quotes.
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- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
To move up to hardcover is a way of getting more attention for my books. It means a lot to me: It means my books are legitimate.
- Getting
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- Nov 07, 2020
Getting 10,000 listeners for a free podcast novel is a lot easier than selling 10,000 hardcover novels at $25 a pop.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've never been on a paperback tour before, you know, because usually you go on tour when a hardcover comes out.
- Cracking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I cannot read on a Kindle. I love the physical experience of holding a book, cracking it open, and the process of making the right half weigh less than the left half. I only read hardcover books because I like the resistance and the presence on a bookshelf.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've come to think of Europe as a hardcover book, America as the paperback version.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
We couldn't predict what would happen with 'Roots.' You knew there were powerful moments that were going to affect people. We were making the film while the book was being completed. We were fortunate because the hardcover book was out and on the best-seller list. The heat was still on.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I wake up, I'm like, 'I gotta go to Whole Foods.' I'm constantly reading cookbooks; I bring hardcover cookbooks with me on the plane and tag pages. I just have this crazy food obsession.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
At home, I tend to read print, and most of the time, that means recently released hardcover novels. I enjoy the feel of paper and board; I like turning pages, dog-earing my spot, jotting notes in the back.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020