Top 17 Hardcover Quotes

Words matter. These are the best Hardcover Quotes from famous people such as Jenny Lawson, Kim Edwards, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Chris Pavone, Lisa See, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

Having your book edited is like watching your cat being

Having your book edited is like watching your cat being operated on. It’s uncomfortable and someone is probably going to get hurt. Most likely the cat. But in the end, things work out for the best and your cat is better it. And then your cat gets released in hardcover, and you have to read all of his reviews.
Jenny Lawson
There was a sense that there was a lot of word of mouth happening with ‘The Memory Keeper’s Daughter,’ even in hardcover.
Kim Edwards
According to my royalty statements, ‘The Green Progression’ sold 392 copies in hardcover.
L. E. Modesitt, Jr.
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.
Chris Pavone
My hardcover sales are 17% down in books but up 400% in electronics.
Lisa See
With a hardcover, you get two chances, a year apart, for the book to make an impact – often with a new cover featuring artfully crafted snippets of reviews, a new marketing campaign and maybe even a new publisher.
Christina Baker Kline
The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book – it makes a very poor doorstop.
Alfred Hitchcock
Book clubs, both online and in person, have become a large percentage of the reading public, and many of them won’t consider reading books in hardcover.
Christina Baker Kline
The price of an e-book is a lot less than the price that we’re charging for a hardcover book. It’s about the same as we charge for a paperback. And that means a different revenue stream.
Jonathan Galassi
I’ve never been on a paperback tour before, you know, because usually you go on tour when a hardcover comes out.
Hector Tobar
This paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book – it makes a very poor doorstop.
Alfred Hitchcock
I had been writing poems and stories since I learned to make letters. I had placed poems in a hardcover anthology at the age of 6. And I knew more big words than anyone else in the 10th grade.
Jeff Lindsay
Hardcover books are fairly expensive these days and to read one requires a significant commitment of time in our busy society. So I want to make sure that when readers buy one of my books they get something they’re familiar with.
Jeffery Deaver
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.
Karen Robards
I’m floating between multiple media. I really wish you could buy the hardcover book and it would come with the digital download and audible version. I spend stupid amounts of money because I’m usually buying my books in at least two formats.
Atul Gawande
I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an attempt to persuade people to spend twenty-five dollars on a hardcover book by me.
Ian Frazier
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.
David L. Wolper