When one looks at the results so far for Stephen King, it is something of a wash, ... He simply read more

When one looks at the results so far for Stephen King, it is something of a wash, ... He simply has made back the money it cost him to pursue this means of reaching his audience with his latest work. For authors who don't have the track record, reputation and built-in audience following of a Stephen King, obviously his example is one that doesn't necessarily encourage them to go out and dismiss their publishers.

Comics continue to have a pretty bad [reputation]. They're often lumped in with TV and video games.

Comics continue to have a pretty bad [reputation]. They're often lumped in with TV and video games.

This has been an amazing market -- a 'Benny Goodman' market with plenty of swing, ... My sense is mood, read more

This has been an amazing market -- a 'Benny Goodman' market with plenty of swing, ... My sense is mood, momentum and money flow are still up.

I tell you, frankly, I had a very good feeling the last few days. I had a very positive feeling read more

I tell you, frankly, I had a very good feeling the last few days. I had a very positive feeling thinking things will go all right. I'm thrilled that it came to this end.

I know we're all getting these telephone calls and I understand the public would like something done. But I personally read more

I know we're all getting these telephone calls and I understand the public would like something done. But I personally would like things to settle down before we . . . start monkeying around with something that we don't understand the long-range consequences.

We like to think our fees and services, the charges we apply, are competitive. ... For things that we don't read more

We like to think our fees and services, the charges we apply, are competitive. ... For things that we don't control, the charges the tugs charge to provide assistance is competitive to other ports. The same holds true for our pilots, the guys who physically guide the ship in.

It's been below average in a lot of places.

It's been below average in a lot of places.

She relied hardly at all on spontaneous foot traffic coming through the door. She has cultivated corporate and Internet clients. read more

She relied hardly at all on spontaneous foot traffic coming through the door. She has cultivated corporate and Internet clients. It's more an evolution of the company and not (about) the community.

We own the intellectual property.

We own the intellectual property.