Publishing is a very mysterious business. It is hard to predict what kind of sale or reception a book will have, and advertising seems to do very little good.

  • -- Thomas Wolfe 托马斯·沃尔夫

出版业是一个非常神秘的行业。很难预测一本书会有什么样的销量或销量,而且广告似乎也没什么用。

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Because publishing is becoming more business-oriented each day with more examination of the bottom line, it's harder to break out than ever.

由于出版业越来越以商业为导向,对利润的审查越来越多,它比以往任何时候都更难突破。

I am one who believes that one of the greatest dangers of advertising is not that of misleading people, but that of boring them to death.

我相信广告最大的危险之一不是误导人们,而是让他们无聊得要死。

There is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described. I photograph to see what something will look like photographed.

没有什么比清楚地描述一个事实更神秘的了。我拍照是为了看看照片上的东西会是什么样子。

Publishing the lyric books, poetry or comics of other musicians I know. That's the thing I really want to break into!

出版我认识的其他音乐家的抒情书籍、诗歌或漫画。这才是我真正想闯进去的地方!

Also, I think there are huge reactions sometimes, which are also mysterious.

此外,我认为有时会有巨大的反应,这也是神秘的。

Advertising doesn't create a product advantage. It can only convey it.

广告不能创造产品优势。它只能传达它。