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"The key factor is whether the agent is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives, which screens its members and requires them to uphold a Canon of Ethics."
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"I tend to turn down books originally published as e-books. As for selling books directly to e-book publishers, I would do so only if all traditional publishers had turned them down."
"Again, we turn down most books that have been self-published unless they have a special track record. We have taken a small number on, however, and sold them to major publishers for a nice sum. But that is an exception to the rule."
"It's always a mistake for writers to key their submissions to world events, because they move so quickly and unpredictably, as has certainly proven the case in Afghanistan."
"I have no problem selling books to media franchises and we do it all the time. The author must understand that he/she is a writer for hire and has no control over copyright or over editorial changes made to the text."
"I do send out information about my books. Very few people buy the books that way, but I always feel that if they want to know more about the process, they can get the information from my books."
"Laboratories can reduce risk by implementing a proven and internationally accepted quality assurance technology that is applicable across the globe."
"You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher."
"The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are not restricted to publishers."
"We now open our mail with gloves and mask, though I can't imagine why anyone would target a literary agency!"
"We are taking a business-as-usual position at my agency, though business before 9/11 wasn't that hot either!"
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"All of the changes in publishing since 1960 are significant. There are far fewer publishers."
"I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets."
"The best source for finding an agent is called Literary Agents of North America. It's a complete list of agents, not only by name and address, but by type of book they represent and by what their submission criteria are."
"I'm a professional writer and I consider it part of my job to publicise my work and these days part of that job is done online."
"The trick was really finding the appropriate publisher for each of the projects I'd devised."
"The biggest threat to authors in this age is not plagiarism or poverty, it's obscurity."
"You have to remember that in addition to running a literary agency, I am also an ebook publisher."
"The real effect of the WTC calamity has been depressed spirits, anxiety, and uncertainty among publishers, and of course those emotions are not restricted to publishers."
"I was publishing when I was 20, 21. And it really never stopped."
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