To see
more back cover copy and get some ideas, go to the library to see how major publishers create a back cover in your genre.
Not exact matches
Referred to as a «thought - provoking extended ending» within the
back cover's shamelessly hyperbolic ad
copy («Casey Affleck and Morgan Freeman are even
more electrifying in spectacular 1080p...»), the alternate closer is virtually the same save the restoration of some Blade Runner-esque voiceover.
Referred to as a «thought - provoking extended ending» within the
back cover's shamelessly hyperbolic ad
copy («Casey Affleck and Morgan Freeman are even
more electrifying in spectacular 1080p...»), the alternate closer is virtually the same save the restoration of some
Dina paid
more attention to the
copy and design of her her book's front and
back covers than many authors spend on the introduction to their book.
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.
Unlike printed books that readers might be
more likely to pull of shelves, read bursts and endorsements and peruse
back cover copy, you are grabbing the readers attention with the front
cover only online.
An interested reader will skim the
back cover copy or the online description, and if they need a little something
more to convince them to buy your book, they'll read the first page.
Almost 70 % of all books are now purchased online, which means
back cover copy is
more important than ever before.
This new reality means that your
back cover copy is
more important than ever before.
Yes, I think
more and
more publishers are having authors write their own
back cover copy.
Copies of your book's synopsis / Ebook cards featuring your
cover and
back cover copy — If they love your elevator pitch, offer them a chance to learn
more about your book.
New and experienced authors can learn how to write market their books
more effectively by writing better query letters, book proposals, front and
back book
cover copy, and web marketing materials.
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.
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.e. taglines or
back cover copy written from within the point of view of one or
more characters?
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They can feature your author headshot,
back jacket
copy, reviews and quotes,
cover art, and
more.
Maybe as authors we'd shine
more if we could display awards on our book
covers or publish free
copies of winning short stories at the
backs of our books.
She made «a
back - up plan» reserving a
cover artist and a
copy editor and learning
more about the process.
My meetings started at 7.30 this AM and finishing at 5.30 PM... whew, what a swirling of ideas as we created titles for books; tweaked
back cover copy; created makeover ideas for books that were both tired and just not going anywhere; a variety of spin - offs and marketing ideas... and so much
more.
Your
back cover copy is
more than just a description of your content, whether for fiction or non-fiction.
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.
I wanted to be the first to use the paper to publish a magazine; not just a few hundred, but
more than 100,000
copies from
cover to
back.