Hardcover Quotes

What you must remember about hardcover books is that they are like tattoos. Once you get one, it's never really going to go away. - Chip Kidd

What we're able to give publishers is some really valuable market research. [We] were able to take all that information [gathered from agents] and drop it into trend buckets. One of the valuable services we offer publishers is the market feedback for a particular book. If we're doing a campaign for a hardcover it'll help us promote the paperback edition. - Michelle Hanson

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

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

Their argument, and I think it's a correct one, is that they'll make more money from the trades and the hardcovers if nobody messes with the creative team. - Mark Millar

The paperback is very interesting but I find it will never replace the hardcover book - it makes a very poor doorstop. - Alfred Hitchcock

PRESSURE is an unforgettable and exceptionally well-written thriller with potentially large mainstream appeal, and we wanted to get it into the hands of as many people as possible. By adding an affordably priced trade hardcover edition to the print run, we're able to satisfy both collectors and readers. - Paul Miller