It works the same in the book selling business — readers don't buy books,
they buy book blurbs: is yours making sales?
As a reader, I won't
buy a book blurbed by a famous author.
Not exact matches
A lot of people seem to have trouble reading the word «comedy» on the cover
blurb, so reviews like that help spur comedy lovers to
buy the
book.
Your
book blurb is often the deciding factor in whether the reader will
buy your
book, or move on.
And it's vital that you draw readers in and make them want more — their reactions to your back cover
blurb will determine whether or not they
buy your
book.
This page will include your
book cover, a
book blurb, your bio
blurb and possibly a
buy - link or two.
Having an irresistible cliffhanger in your
blurb will make readers want to
buy your
book to find out what happens.
This will include author bio, picture, 3D
book cover created by Caleb and Linda Pirtle (if not provided),
blurb,
buy links, and excerpt.
The point of those short testimonial
blurbs from experts or famous people is to convince you to
buy the author's
book.
The process is exactly the same as writing a
blurb for a fiction
book, although the
blurb will focus on selling the benefits of the
book to the potential reader (and how the
book will help them if they
buy it), rather than trying to hook them into a story.
A 3 - Part Series on the
Book Selling Process Best - Selling Book Blurbs (Part Two) This is a three - part series on getting a reader to buy your b
Book Selling Process Best - Selling
Book Blurbs (Part Two) This is a three - part series on getting a reader to buy your b
Book Blurbs (Part Two) This is a three - part series on getting a reader to
buy your
bookbook.
Whether you're a new author or a veteran with dozens of volumes on bookstore shelves, your back cover
blurb will always be your best chance to convince a reader to
buy your newest
book.
I
bought the
book, took it home, and it sits on my shelf as a reminder of what a
book blurb should be.
While I rarely
buy a
book for the cover (never say never...), I frequently
buy books and ebooks because I was hooked by the
blurb.
[W] hen I write a
blurb, I ask myself what would make a reader
buy this
book?
I look to reviews regarding story lines only after the
blurb is not adequate, and now with previews within the
book available I seldom rely on reviews in my
buying decisions.
Details needed for posts: — Author Bio (brief)-- Author Social Links — Author Photograph —
Book Cover — Book Blurb — Guest Post (Inspiration for becoming a writer)-- Book Excerpt (optional)-- Book Trailer (optional)-- Book Buy Links — Giveaway details and restrictions — Any other promotional details (book tours
Book Cover —
Book Blurb — Guest Post (Inspiration for becoming a writer)-- Book Excerpt (optional)-- Book Trailer (optional)-- Book Buy Links — Giveaway details and restrictions — Any other promotional details (book tours
Book Blurb — Guest Post (Inspiration for becoming a writer)--
Book Excerpt (optional)-- Book Trailer (optional)-- Book Buy Links — Giveaway details and restrictions — Any other promotional details (book tours
Book Excerpt (optional)--
Book Trailer (optional)-- Book Buy Links — Giveaway details and restrictions — Any other promotional details (book tours
Book Trailer (optional)--
Book Buy Links — Giveaway details and restrictions — Any other promotional details (book tours
Book Buy Links — Giveaway details and restrictions — Any other promotional details (
book tours
book tours etc)
Step two... Your
book is available with your great cover and
blurb, world - wide, for anyone to
buy in English.
I
buy based on the author or the
blurb about the
book.
I've
bought them based on the title, subject matter, author name, friend recommendation and
blurb / page one scan, but never notice the publisher, in general, until halfway through the
book (if ever).
But before I
bought any of their
books for the first time, I was drawn to the
book covers, then to the «
blurb» either on the back cover or right inside the front.
I read the
blurbs, comments, and reviews to weigh the benefit of both
buying and reading the
book.
Add
buy links to your
book along a story
blurb, plus links to your website, blog, FB page, and Twitter at the end of your post.
Yes, when I come across a
book's «
buy» page, I usually check out the
blurb to see if the premise is interesting to me, and then I check the reviews.
Your
book title is right up there with your cover design and back cover
blurb in convincing people to
buy and read your
book.
The job of the
blurb is to get the reader interested in wanting to know more and
buy the
book.
If the goal of the website is
book sales: Are
buy buttons visible, the call to action clear, and the associated
blurbs, text, and marketing copy compelling?
This is a work of biblical historical fiction, and I
bought it solely because the cover
blurb said it was on the same level as The Red Tent, one of my favorite
books of recent years.
As far as
buying reviews, legacy publishers
bought display space in bookstores and
blurbs on
book jackets were routinely solicited from their stables of authors.
It had a picture of the cover, the back - cover
blurb, simple links to a couple of articles I'd written about the
book, and I was going to add a «
buy» link down the bottom, once it was published.
Last, you go to a «bricks and mortar» bookstore and browse the shelves where you see the
book, find the cover interesting, read the cover
blurb, and decide to take a chance and
buy the
book.
We still do that now with electronic
books by glancing at the
blurb and cover, then reading the sample before
buying.
And when I write a
blurb, I ask myself what would make a reader
buy this
book?
Remember, the first thing most people will see of your
book is the cover, and if it turns them off for whatever reason, they'll likely never get as far as reading a
blurb, never mind
buying your
book.
Because readers of those series will see something that is familiar when they look at your work and the cover might just entice them into reading the
blurb and
buying the
book.
Cover
blurbs — testimonials and endorsements — from relevant, influential, or important people tell us that the
book we're thinking about
buying is a safe purchase.
As a reader, one thing that will stop me from
buying a
book is a badly written
blurb.
Your potential readers ALWAYS read the
blurb before
buying or downloading your
book.
If I don't like the
blurb then I won't be «
buying» / downloading the
book even if it is free.
Once the reader has stopped to look at a
book on an online site, the
blurb must intrigue them enough to make them want to
buy the
book.
Create an image gallery that showcases your
book's cover image,
book blurbs,
book reviews, and of course tell them how to
buy the
book at the end!
Do include a list of your
books that are currently available and state «Available to
buy now» as well as making sure to include the
blurb of each
book so that people know what the
book is about.
Never sure about the 1 * * 2 * reviews - sometimes I wonder why the reviewer even
bought the
book, but then why bother to read the
blurb, when it's easier to spend, spend, spend.
Add a page that lists all of your
books; include
book covers, a
blurb about each and a link where people can
buy the
book.
So not only are front matter
blurbs redundant — potential readers already have access to them before they download a sample or «read inside» — but they they may hurt sales because they delay the reader's entry into the text, and because they take away from the amount of the actual
book the reader can peruse before
buying.
Your
blurb should be well written enough to compel the reader to
buy your
book simply to find out how your characters handle the scenarios put forth in your description.
4) Back Cover
Blurb: In two or three short paragraphs, make me want to
buy your
book.
So if you change any of your
book details, use the site contact form to ask for a revision, or an update to your cover,
book blurb, genre listing, social media links or your
book buy link.
Basically, the name of the game with a
blurb is to entice readers to
buy your
book.
One important note before we move on is that ebook promoters can bring people to your
book, but the final decision to click
buy depends on your cover, your
blurb, and your writing sample.