Other authors write even fewer words and just copy and paste the description on
the back of their book jacket.
Perhaps you would rather a blurb on
the back of a book jacket.
When it comes to endorsements, the shorter the better — like
the back of a book jacket.
Not exact matches
Among the
books, all
of which either wear their contemporary paper
jackets or are recent paper -
backs, on the shelves that climb the walls, are displayed plastic reproductions
of such things as a Tibetan prayer wheel, African masks, a cross or two, a grinning gargoyle, several Indian - temple loving couples, and (standing in a corner) a crosier.
Her face looked rounder and softer than it does on the
back jacket of her
book.
When I have to run to my desk in the
back of the room to write down a question on a sticky note, or when I jot down an insight on a
book jacket, I know were having a good day.
Don't be misled by the provocative title and subtitle, which might lead one to expect in these pages a
back - to - the - future, Diane Ravitch — like defense
of the education status quo — and which likely account for the
book's fawning
jacket blurbs by Jonathan Kozol and by Lily Eskelsen García
of the National Education Association, among others.
In addition to creating the front image, the designer will also put together the complete
book jacket, which includes the spine and the
back of the
book.
If you're working on your first
book, you will inevitably have to sit down and write the sales copy that appears on the
back of your
book (also known as «
jacket» copy).
Personally, I much prefer on - line
book «browsing» to brick & mortar stores which carry only a handful
of titles by comparison (and then only those authors from the Big 5 stables) while providing only
back -
jacket reviews.
The additional space provided by the interior
of the dust
jacket allows us to print descriptive copy about your
book and your author biography on the inside flaps, while the
back cover may include excerpts
of reviews or endorsements.
This service offers a review and optimization
of your
book's
back cover text, hardcover dust
jacket flaps (if applicable), author bio, and keynote, in addition to any other cover material you have submitted.
The Regular version
of the
book comes sheathed in a flocked hair dust
jacket (both front and
back!)
The front
book cover underneath the
jacket shows two panels
of the lion and the mouse, while the
back cover displays the various animals
of the Serengeti.
The dust
jacket shows the king
of the jungle with a sideways glance that compels the reader to turn the
book over — to discover the mouse gazing
back.
Similarly, when you are coming out with a
book, people expect to know about it and uploading a small synopsis which is also available on the
back jacket of the
book, no longer makes the cut.
A formal biography — usually the one published on the
back jacket of your
book or in literary journals — should focus on your writing credentials, with maybe just a hint
of personal information.
The only reviews
of the
book were great quotes about how awesome the
book was on the
back cover, dust
jacket, or first pages.
The full - color dust
jacket allows us to print your author biography and a description
of your
book on the inside flaps, freeing up the
back cover to print reviews and endorsements.
You can put an excerpt
of that review on the
book jacket or
back cover, and you can include them in online listings such as on Amazon.
And don't forget any «offline» activities: include your handles on the
back flap
of your
book jacket, and on any print pieces you might be creating.
I looked at the Hugo Finalists Amazon descriptions (I don't have the actual
books and therefore it hard to guess if this is the same as on the
back of the paperback /
jacket - copy.
I'm helping some friends write marketing copy for a new product they've developed, and it got me thinking about
book descriptions (by which I mean the
jacket copy, or the
back -
of -
book description, or what some people call the blurb *).
Now I'm not talking about the contents
of the
book itself, I'm talking about things like the cover,
book jacket,
book size (both dimensions and page count), as well as endorsements,
back cover copy, etc..
The
back of the mailer includes instructions for folding the poster into a
book jacket.