Blurb test book paper comparison film photography blog. Early blurbs can be key, but you need to remember that its a numbers game. If you are in need of a good cry, the notebook is absolutely the right book. Your book blurb aka online description, like your dating profile. A keepsake photo book that gets photos off a screen and onto pages by pulling from a personal instagram account. I thought id resolved the issue and my book was reprinted however soon receiving it they had sent our yet another version that wasnt correct. Chuck arand from concordia seminary for making time to talk about my book.
Use our free photo book tool to make professionalquality, personalized photo books. How to ask for a book blurb bittersweet book launch. Absolutely disgusted in blurb, problem after problem, no phone number to call and waiting days on end for a reply from customer service. I wanted to print a photo book with blurb for a long time, and finally ordered my first blurb photo book in june 2014. Design, print and sell your own photo books at blurb. How to write a book blurb in 4 steps the opening of your blurb has to be incredibly precise and dynamic, says editor rebecca heyman. Blurb is a basic service useable for basic book printing. It was the third written after the passing and the.
Write down what, specifically, you loved about the book, what spoke to you, and, if you know your own project well, how your book and theirs intersect. To create a notebook, click the create button on the left when you first open bookwright. Next, enter the name of your notebook and click the start a. A statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information is accurate, and that you are the owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner. The art of the blurb request nelson literary agency. Bookwright from blurb, i made 5 identical books, differing only in their paper type, and of course their cover title to differentiate them easily. Create a stunning wedding album blurb book using lightrooms book module. Copywriting is a completely different skillset to creating fiction, and im here to help you get that blurb in tiptop shape. Most people dont have the time to read your book and carefully consider a blurb, but they dont feel comfortable blurbing something they havent read. All softcover books have 18 3mm bleed on all edges, so the cover should be. A notebook is placed at the front desk in the library with reader recommendations as well.
However, this task typically comes just when youre at your least able. Blog to book eventually settles into the standard blurb bookmaking software routine, where you can move content, swap around images, play with facing pages, choose numerous layout and text combinations, etc. Get a 1year pass to, a 1year subscription to writers digest magazine and 10% off all orders. In this post, we tell you how to write a book blurb in five easy steps. I dont much do romance novels anymore at least not these sacchrine kind, but i love the relationship devotio. Sample blurb email copy use the sample copy below to request blurbs the right way. Jul 19, 20 writing a book blurb is a little like online dating, i suppose. The indian bollywood film, zindagi tere naam, starring mithun chakraborty, is also based on it. Sell your book in the blurb bookstore, through amazon, or in the global retail network of over 38,000 retailers, libraries, and schools. For a lot of firsttime authors, i think theres an instinct to make sure readers understand everything that happened in the books universe before the beginning of the actual story. Thanks also to rod horton for reading robert frosts poem birches at our bible study that morning. Feb 10, 2016 how to create a back book cover blurb that sells i just published a guest post which goes into this with some examples. As always, grimes is a masterful image maker and the poetry that is sprinkled throughout this book is lovely. It was an incredible book written with beautiful emotion.
If you would like to suggest that the library purchase a book that they currently do not have in their inventory, please click here to email your request there is also a notebook at the front desk for suggestions. This article gives you simple steps to follow to write a book blurb, and gives examples of both fiction and nonfiction back cover blurbs. Set amid the austere beauty of the north carolina coast begins the story of noah. All you have to do is provide me with some information and i will write one undeniably catchy blurb. But i did abandon bookwright for a much more expensive option.
Grade 5 lesson on blurbsadapt by using whatever book. How to create a back book cover blurb that sells i just published a guest post which goes into this with some examples. Creating photo books with blurb presents three separate workflows for creating and publishing books that showcase photographs using the blurb selfpublishing service. As the author notes, it is difficult to condense a novel of thousands of words down to a hundred to three hundred words for the short blurb, then take it down further to a single sentence blurb. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Blurb offers lines, grids, and a blank notebook option. Prepare, publish, promote publish your book enter book details supported html for book description. Oct 04, 20 an easytofollow, practical guide to writing the best blurb to sell your selfpublished book, provided by ya author sarah juckes of completelynovel. Thanks to dale ward and the rest of the tech guys at the seminary for making the video. But fear not, because theres a secret science to writing the perfect book blurb.
Youve snagged a prospective date by your alluring cover, so now youve got to show theres more than just surface appeal. First of all, congratulations on the publication of your book. The key with fiction is to excite and engage your reader. You can also mix and match notebook styles, or change your style selections, once youve started your notebook. The idea of blurb came after eileen gittins, founder of the company, had a hard time finding an affordable publishing house to make and publish a book of her own photography. However, there are a few things i wish i had known before undertaking this project, as it would have saved me some time and effort.
The notebook is a 1996 romantic novel by american novelist nicholas sparks, the novel was later adapted into a popular film of the same name, in 2004. It gives all women a sense of a fairy tale and what real love can be. Get professional, free assistance with large orders. Your book blurb must be wellwritten to get a readers attention. Covering the course of a year for jazmin, this book is full of vignettes which capture her life as a fourteenyearold in harlem in the 60s. Gloss lamination is standard for imagewrap softcover. That said, im wondering if you would be willing to read my new book and provide a blurb i can use for marketing. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dustjacket of a book, and are now found on web portals and news websites. The blurb requests that are seriously considered come from authors who include a heartfelt note as to why they are making this request to this particular author. We are very happy with the resulting book from our recent experience with blurb. Your blurb will be an important part of your marketing. The blurb of your book is the second thing a potential reader will look at after the coverso take the time to get it right.
But, unfortunately, the day before the wedding, we got a call and were told that the. How to get incredible blurbs for your book scribe writing. Youll also find some useful links to websites with further information. Put simply, being concise is hard, and being concise about something you know insideandout can seem downright impossible. The notebook is an achingly tender story about the enduring power of love, a story of miracles that will stay with you forever. Sep 12, 2018 how to write a book blurb in 4 steps the opening of your blurb has to be incredibly precise and dynamic, says editor rebecca heyman. Due to the variety of requests i get off and on, my agent helped me develop a blurb policy that we feel will benefit both you and me.
In 2005, she launched the worlds first selfpublishing platform giving people the freedom to create the books of their dreams. Here, i want a nice small book, so i use the small 7x7inch square. How is it that a writer can write a story spanning tens of thousands of words but stumble at a 250300 word book blurb describing it. This offer is good for five uses, and cannot be used for digital purchases and the story of your dna books on 23andme or combined with volume discounts, custom orders. For a lot of firsttime authors, i think theres an instinct to make sure readers understand everything that happened in the book s universe before the beginning of the actual story. The 5 core elements of a book blurb and why you should know. The 5 core elements of a book blurb and why you should. High 4 star rating for me, this is the 1st book i have read by isabelle snow, loved isabelles style of writing, cute cover, makes me think of notebooks i did write in as a kid, burnt a bunch of those 2, due 2 the thought of prying eyes. Supported html for book description your book description is often a readers first experience with the content of your book. Students will write a blurb for home of the brave, following the guidelines and suggestions offered by the teacher or arising out of class discussions. After you choose a size select the style of notebook youd like to create.
Its safe to say that a wellwritten blurb is absolutely essential to your poetry book s overall success and reputation. It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. Buy the notebook calhoun family saga reprint by nicholas sparks isbn. A wellwritten and formatted description piques readers interest and assures them that your book is of high quality. Nicholas sparks weaves romantic lines from the simplest of words and they turn out cringey and good at the same time.
Blurb s large order services team can help with custom book printing on orders of 100 books or more, including offset printing. Just as the title says, the author, quentin cope, provides one hundred and one examples of both the short blurb and the single sentence for a variety. How to write an effective blurb for a selfpublished book. Find out how blurbs large order services team can help with custom book printing orders of 100 books or more. Jul 05, 2011 blog to book eventually settles into the standard blurb bookmaking software routine, where you can move content, swap around images, play with facing pages, choose numerous layout and text combinations, etc. Blurb provide multiple options for creating books, allowing you to use either their booksmart software, webbased bookify, a plugin for adobe indesign, or you can do your own thing. Writing a book blurb is a little like online dating, i suppose. This page includes a complete list of html tags supported in the book description field.
Youve written your book, but now you have to publish it and kdp has a box that you dread. A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. Students will consider the themes of the book and integrate at least one in their blurb. You can also mix and match notebook styles, or change your style selections. Because your book description is being rendered on the amazon website, your description must include. The notebook is an achingly tender story about the enduring power of love.
To avoid formatting errors, please close your html tags. Print as you go sell one copy at a time and let blurb fulfill the orders or place a large order and sell inperson. Blurbs large order services team can help with custom book printing on orders of 100 books or more, including offset printing. I can also, at the end of the process, simply clicksend book to blurb, and it will upload the images and create the layout and i canorder the book really easily. Here are some of the reasons you might need to write a book blurb. Thanks to dale ward and the rest of the tech guys at the seminary for maki.
The notebook calhoun family saga and over 8 million other books are available. Fans of becky albertalli and rainbow rowell are lining up to get the black notebook. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Writing a book blurb is harder than you think, and is an excellent way of getting yourself noticed. Make sure you supply me with a general synopsis as well.
Thick laminated cover, cover image printed directly on the material. Writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. This specificity is important, because you wont just be writing a fan letter when you ask for a blurb. By benjamin graham and david dodd, features the foreword author over the. Oct 16, 2014 writing the blurb for your selfpublished book is one of the privileges of being an indie author. Its safe to say that a wellwritten blurb is absolutely essential to your poetry books overall success and reputation. Blurbs own book creation tool, bookwright, is obviously capable, and its free to use, and relatively easy to learn.
A book blurb should be a fair representation of the style of the book. An easytofollow, practical guide to writing the best blurb to sell your selfpublished book, provided by ya author sarah juckes of completelynovel. Buy the notebook by nicholas sparks from waterstones today. For example, to close this tag for bold text, you need to add, which prevents the rest of. Writing a short book blurb is not only fun, but great practice for writing promotional copy of any kind. Publishers frequently put the foreword authors name on the cover, sometimes more prominently than the name of the books author.
Learn what you should and shouldnt do to promote your book. Their technical staff is obtuse and they use a biased color profile. Poor customer service and a complete waste of money. It uses twilight as an example, but dont hold that against me. To write a good blurb, you have to make it short and exciting, yet relevant.
This is the exact same process which occurs if you create a blurb book using the downloadable blurb booksmart application, rather than lightroom. Nov 19, 2015 early blurbs can be key, but you need to remember that its a numbers game. A 25% discount is applied toward your product total with no minimum or maximum order amount. Set amid the austere beauty of coastal north carolina in 1946, the notebook begins with the story of noah calhoun, a rural southerner returned home from world war ii. This is more than acceptable, and a very easy give for most people. Read the books you know or want your book to be compared to. The notebook is an enchanting love story thats impossible to put down. When i was looking to get blurbs for my first book, i had asked, lets say, twenty people, ten agreed, and out of those ten, only about five of them were able to actually deliver the blurbs in a timely mannerthat could be though because we were on a time crunch and i didnt start soon enough. Include the title, author, and a short blurb about the book. Find out how blurb s large order services team can help with custom book printing orders of 100 books or more. I would have liked to see more of a plot in this book, but found it to be an enjoyable read. Here are a few of the things i learnt from my experiences in preparing my first photo book using blurbs booksmart software. And thank you for thinking of me as someone who might be right to blurb your book.
75 1499 228 947 1051 873 508 773 561 1158 181 1139 1146 331 1346 271 925 1303 61 1149 1184 568 1104 179 312 258 817 856 1220 396 855