Laurence Kirshbaum Quotes on Books (2 Quotes)

The demands of publishing and marketing a book today have grown to exceed the ability of a publisher to cope. I felt very keenly that we were leaving so many good marketing ideas unexplored because there were too many authors and too little time.

To get there after one week on any book is remarkable, but to do this on a book that has an 8 million advance is Nirvana. There are a lot of envious publishers today. I wish we raised our bid.