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Leanpub around the web
Tom Martin’s Three for Thursday article featuring Leanpub.
Leanpub on Springwise
Wordpreneur post on Leanpub
Desperately Seeking Wordpress article on revenue streams for bloggers.
Quotes about Leanpub
“As far as Leanpub it looks insane – classic idea that will definitely get put to use down the road.”
– Josh Vickers, Founder, Task Squid
“Stephen King received dozens of rejections for his first novel, Carrie.
Mr. Golding’s Lord of the Flies was rejected by 20 publishers.
According to one publisher, The Diary of Anne Frank was scarcely worth reading.
Of Mr. Heller’s Catch-22: “I haven’t the foggiest idea about what the man is trying to say…Apparently the author intends it to be funny – possibly even satire – but it is really not funny on any intellectual level.”
Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone was rejected by a dozen publishers, including biggies like Penguin and HarperCollins.
One publisher rejected Mr. Orwell’s submission, Animal Farm, with these words: “It is impossible to sell animal stories in the USA.”
I’m sorry Mr. Kipling, but you just don’t know how to use the English language.
Gone With the Wind was rejected 38 times.
How many other authors have we missed out on?
Publishing is still in the dark ages. Leanpub lets the world discover great authors.”
– Greg, via email
