When you pull that up and you see the one to three
paragraph description of your book, and that description paired with your cover and your rating and your price is what makes readers decide to either buy your book or move on to the next.
Not exact matches
Volk: Yeah, okay, so this was suggested by a friend
of mine, because in our previous
book Gaia's Body I had just [a] three or four
paragraph description about [a] carbon atom's travels, and he said, «Why don't you have this in the new
book?»
Descriptions of food fill the pages: its acquisition, preparation, appearance, the differences between foods consumed in different regions and social strata, and thoughts
of hunger, along with elaborate detailing
of costume creation, presentation, reaction, and so forth fill the
paragraphs and pages
of these
books.
And don't be afraid to use available editing tools when writing
book description metadata; the use
of bolded text and
paragraph breaks, where appropriate, can give you an advantage when readers are conducting Google and Amazon searches.
Next, you read the publisher
description or mini-synopsis on the back cover or inside flap; if you're browsing on Amazon, that
description appears at the top
of the webpage under the title
of the
book (usually 1 - 3
paragraphs).
One
of the key elements
of selling online these days is the ability to write
book descriptions (also called «cover copy») that sizzle and do the job in three
paragraphs or so.
by James Scott Bell @jamesscottbell One
of the key elements
of selling online these days is the ability to write
book descriptions (also called «cover copy») that sizzle and do the job in three
paragraphs or so.
How would you rate your
book descriptions in agent query letters, the first
paragraphs of book proposals, press releases, and on your website?
Paragraph 1 is your «elevator speech,» that 20 - or 30 - word
description of what your
book is about and (if possible) a hint at its core readership.
For a large body
of work you would like to describe in depth, such as a thesis or
book you have written, there is the «Doctoral Research» section with an emphasised title and
paragraph description.