“What sells a book sells a book, same in traditional or self-publishing. You gotta shake your tail feathers.”
“The first page sells this book. The last page sells your next book.”
“Sell your book like a can of beans & your readers will place the same value on it.”
“The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book.”
“Word of mouth sells books. Want to sell more books, learn to write better!”
“When you sell a man a book you don’t sell him just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue—you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night—there’s all heaven and earth in a book, a real book I mean.”