-- that should be
a review blurb on the retail box.
Through trial and error, I found that
review blurbs work best here.
Btw, the print version will include a back cover, which means your English book description and
review blurbs will need to be translated.
Nonfiction books need testimonials, quotations or
review blurbs, which appear on the back cover, but are sometimes used as a lead - in on the front.
And as a bonus, since you're already logged in, you can add any new
review blurbs that you want to feature, or set up a discount promotion with KDP.
Not exact matches
Sydney, Australia About Blog A food - centered journal, with restaurant and product
reviews, recipes, travel notes, and random food - nutrition - or fitness - related
blurbs.
See her
review for
Blurb coupons.
Sydney, Australia About Blog A food - centered journal, with restaurant and product
reviews, recipes, travel notes, and random food - nutrition - or fitness - related
blurbs.
Other sites sounded almost as if they were working for the online dating services: every
review was full of
blurbs on how «such - and - such a dating service would change your life forever and ever!!!».
There are no
reviews whatsoever on Michelle or Patricia (just a couple of
blurbs from blogs).
Normally, I begin
reviews with a
blurb of what the film is about, but it's nearly impossible to do so with this movie.
Tom's
reviews have been featured nationally and a
blurb from his
review of David Chase's film, «Not Fade Away,» appears on the front cover of the DVD / Blu - Ray release.
Sometimes they end up in
reviews, or as standalone letterboxd
blurbs, and sometimes they don't.
Gerontophilia (Bruce LaBruce) B
Review Girlhood (Celine Sciamma) B + Going Clear (Alex Gibney) B Good Dinosaur, The (Peter Sohn) C +
Review Grandma (Paul Weitz) B + ² Nathaniel's
Review, Joe's
Review, Poster
Blurb
I mention this also because an indepth
review suddenly switches to a kind of half - paragraph rebuttal (which, some of these, have a way of sounding a bit like
blurbs on the back of video boxes) in these lists.
So it certainly doesn't hurt to reach out to well - known authors and ask them to
review your work, if they're interested and if they indicate they do like it, see if they'll provide a short
blurb.
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.
If they don't know you, you can get
blurbs and
reviews from lots of people — and hopefully other authors they do trust.
When you garner one
review, or one great
blurb, your publicist can use it as ammunition when pitching the next outlet.
I had great cover
blurbs / praises to pitch on my book and across my branding platforms (website & social media) from well - known authors, magazines, and critical
reviews from professional editorial sources.
Redesign your covers, obtain new praise
blurbs or write new book jacket copy, get new
reviews, and spend marketing dollars toward generating new interest in your tried - and - true back list.
If you read any of her «
reviews» you can see that they're just bad re-writings of the back - cover
blurb.
I haven't read the other comments, but I primarily tend to look at cover art, the strength of the
blurb, and user
reviews.
It's not uncommon for traditional publishers to put nothing but
blurbs or
reviews on a novel's back cover, especially if it's by an author who is already well - known.
I read How to Format Your Book in Word just about a year ago when author Colin Dunbar asked me if I would write a
blurb about it for the «Editorial
Reviews» section of the book's Amazon sales page.
They have a strong social media presence in their field of expertise, and they've already contacted those Big Mouth names who can lend a cover
blurb or
review.
Find the guys and gals who
review all the books in your genre — you know, you see their
blurb on the back of everything you read.
Reviews and quotes /
blurbs are fantastic to use in your book description but only if they are cited appropriately.
After
reviewing the information they will create a 100 - 250 word
blurb written to sell your book that you can use on retailer websites like Amazon, or the back cover of a print book.
Yes, there are one - and two - sentence
blurbs that either trash a book or proclaim it to be the best ever written... On the whole, however, I found that most Amazon customer
reviews aim to provide readers with a reason to either read a book or pass it over.
Work with a designer to come up with new covers for your older books that incorporate new content, positive
reviews and
blurbs, or showcase awards the book has won.
We provide
blurbs for book covers and / or marketing purposes, as well as full
reviews.
There are plenty of cheaper email lists around (you can find a list of them on the Self Publishing
Review blog here)-- so you may want to try these first while you fine - tune your
blurb and gather more
reviews for your novels.
They both use
reviews instead of
blurbs.
Three months out from publication date and I was starting to sweat
blurbs and
reviews and set up blog tours and take care of promotional ideas and... well, focus got to be a challenge.
After you post the
reviews, email the authors and say you've
reviewed the book, and would they consider giving you a
blurb or editorial
review for your own book.
Get
reviews and
blurbs from other people on a professional level, ask them to share your book.
A few of us got
reviews, all got feedback on our
blurbs and covers, but most saw only modest, if any, increase in sales, with the exception of one author who reported enough sales to boost her book well into the top 100 ranking area in several categories.
You upload the cover of your book, add the
blurb, as well as a line saying something like «
reviews are not compulsory but would be greatly appreciated».
Small text like
reviews and
blurbs makes your cover look traditionally published, and actually gives viewers a reason to click on the cover and see the full view (so they can read the small text, which may clinch the sale.)
The rest of your homework will be getting all of your information together, down to the
blurb, tag line, any
reviews you want to highlight (because IS lets you do that), etc..
I don't think
reviews are the «be all and end all», but combined with good covers and
blurbs they do take people who are on the fence about buying over the edge to an actual sale.
You'll also need to get all the documents (cover,
blurb,
review copy) to them at least 7 days before your first tour date.
In the back of your physical book add a
blurb encouraging readers to write an honest
review.
Going through the process of getting
blurbs, testimonials and
reviews is one of the best exercises in feet - on - the - ground book marketing any author can have.
For the first few lines, consider adding any big
blurbs that you may have or great
reviews you've gotten — remember people like what other people like.
Metadata is broken into two different types: core metadata which includes such things as ISBN, title, author, category, price and publisher and enhanced metadata includes which includes cover,
blurb, author biography, sample chapters, quotes and
reviews.
You've maximized your bio, included a list of books with
blurbs and
reviews, started a blog or newsletter, and provided the necessary contact information.
Then we're told the fault lies with the
blurb or the cover or the lack of
reviews.
But with digital books, the cover (which becomes the front cover) is even MORE critical, because so much more of the customer's decision to drill deeper and learn more about the book (i.e. read the
blurb, check out the rating and
reviews, etc) hinges on their initial reaction to the cover.