Sentences with phrase «back cover copy done»

How are cover blurbs and back cover copy done in traditional publishing?

Not exact matches

Yes, they do light editing (but expect the author to have a round already completed before submission); yes they do the cover design and back cover copy (it doesn't mean that you will like, much less love it); yes, they do the interior design (ditto here); and no, they don't do much in marketing (they expect you be the lead and underwriter of any campaign).

While I can see why this might concern some agents, most authors also don't end up writing their own back cover copy either.

If you're put off by the back cover copy (which basically says, this book is so good we can't tell you anything about it), read a few pages and see if you're not captivated by the voice of Little Bee, a 16 - year - old Nigerian refugee with a surprising connection to Kidman's well - to - do character, Sarah, and her husband.

I'm not normally a fan of book trailers — most of them are either cheesy or amount to little more than a dramatic reading of the back cover copy, which doesn't thrill me.

QUESTION: Do you have any tips to offer self - published authors trying to write the back cover or jacket copy for their book?

Casey Demchak's (@caseydemchak) guest post on The Book Designer, 7 Secrets to Writing Persuasive Back Cover Sales Copy, might seem to apply only to print authors — ebooks don't have back covers, after all — but it doesBack Cover Sales Copy, might seem to apply only to print authors — ebooks don't have back covers, after all — but it doesback covers, after all — but it doesn't.

You can also do much of this research on Amazon since most book listings feature the back cover copy, or an expanded version of the back cover copy.

I'm not an author, but part of my job at Harlequin does involve writing copy — back cover copy, that is!

This isn't really a new idea — marketing experts have long been touting the importance of having a good cover design, professional editing, and excellent back copy — but it doesn't end there.

Again, I could hire someone for that copy development; I recently had the Do Share Inspire back cover copy rewritten by a professional.

Because the purpose of Spirit Authors is to offer self - publishing and marketing advice to authors, Shelagh came up with a brilliant idea that, instead of me interviewing Pat about her book, Shelagh would do an audio interview with me about the process of creating the book blurb and back cover copy.

In fact, I recommend LEAVING the back cover until you have the final draft of your book done, so you know your back cover copy matches what's inside the book.

I don't mind writing back cover copy, or chasing data about bookstores and consumers to send mailings to, or sending the mailings, or writing and sending press releases, or updating my website for new books, or most of the other marketing I do.

You don't want to publish and then discover copy - editing errors, realize you should have invested in a better cover design, or wish you'd spent more time on marketing copy, metadata, and back of book information.

The back cover copy made it sound like Gen was a shallow slut; couldn't the nerd do better than that?

If you are copying backs that do not have DRM, you can easily swap out the cover art or edit the authors name.

You don't want to overwhelm people, but you do want to hook the reader into giving you a few more seconds of their time, which could mean flipping the book over to read your back cover copy or cracking it open to read the first few pages.

I do start with the back cover copy.

Do the cover, the back cover copy, and so on.

-- Do you want back cover copy that will help motivate the reader to buy the book?

Just slapping the back cover copy on your blog only does so much to help to the author & madsh; or interest your blog readers!

Updating an ebook cover to a print cover (adding a spine and back cover) is usually around $ 75, so if we did our own formatting, the cover would be the main expense (other than ordering and shipping of a proof copy to double check — definitely use the online proofing tools at CreateSpace to eliminate issues before the physical proof expense).

For my most recent book, I did research, announce it and had a cover designed before I began to write it, however, I didn't write the back copy before I wrote the book.

I do one editing round to proofread your finished manuscript, create the PDF for your paperback, convert your files to epub and mobi formats for your e-book, organize your cover with a cover designer, * copywrite your sales description page and author bio, copywrite your back cover blurb, consult on how to set up your book title on CreateSpace (or IngramSpark), Kindle Direct Publishing (or Draft2Digital), consult on your author page on Amazon Author Central, review your proof copy and ebook versions on multiple devices to ensure they are error - free... leaving you to click «Publish.»

If you want to self - publish, and all you know how to do at this point is write, freelancers of every kind are widely available: Editors, proofreaders, indexers, interior designers / layout artists, cover designers, illustrators, translators, back - cover - copy writers, press release writers, marketing plan consultants, and more.

Because books with amazing book covers and a great back cover blurb can still sell tens of thousands of copies in bookstores, when readers don't have the benefit of looking up the reviews on Amazon.

While eBooks don't have back covers, they do need sales copy to describe what is in the eBook.

Because as a reward for backing the project all tiers included a copy of the game, and as we've covered Kickstarter does legally require a project creator to fulfill all rewards, even if the project itself never comes to fruition.