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The art of the blurb request nelson literary agency. Sometime in the last year, the number of requests ive gotten to blurb or simply earlyread books has gone up tremendously. Practically, as someone said, if you do enough advertising so everyone in america knows your book title and who the main character is, you might sell a million copie. Traditionally, it would be found on the inside back cover of a hardback.

Goodreads is a site for book loversover 20 million of them, to be specific. How to ask for a book blurb bittersweet book launch. A monster calls by patrick ness goodreads share book. Shop books ebooks kidsa million teen bargain books entertainment toys fandom. Apr 26, 2020 book blurb the last person christian wants to run into on a visit home to spend time with his mom over the holidays is his former best friendturnedloverturnedex. A i remember seeing a newspaper columnist accuse blurbhappy authors of doing it to see their names in print. Suddenly finding themselves with a vast amount of cash, the boys have just one glorious, appalling dilemma how to spend it in the few days before it becomes worthless. When identifying potential sources to blurb your book, choose people who will matter to your audience. If you have a special request you think your publisher might be able to help with, go ahead and askbut be prepared to do most of the blurb hunting on your own. With more than 32 million books listed on amazon, there is no. His books have won or been nominated for numerous awards, including the carnegie medal.

Authors share insights on the dubious art of the blurb. Enrollment in the blurb to amazon program is free, for now, and includes getting an isbn number, the barcode that. Sadly for me, this novel didnt entirely convinced me. This study guide consists of approximately 36 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of millions. Sarah pinneo is a novelist, food writer and book publicity specialist.

And i find myself struggling to put in words how much this book has touched me. Ive been trying to institute a policy of no blurbs, but i understand their necessity. How to get incredible endorsements and blurbs for your book. Bluntly, because i am very selective about the books i blurb and most. Ive seen friends apartments made small with towers of books, academic colleagues have to do a systems dump, rejected blurb requests piled. Based on my experience in both giving and getting blurbs, heres how. The book has an interesting format in that it alternates between libas chapters, written in prose, and layas chapters, which are much shorter and written in verse. We need to destroy the blurbing industrial complex the millions. The novel millions takes place in the early 2000s in the suburbs of london. Either the author doesnt want to or simply cant blurb your book, or the author didnt get your email. Alice doesnt believe in luckat least, not the good kind. And thank you for thinking of me as someone who might be right to blurb your book. The secret world of blurbing serves up all the thrills, chills, and laughs ive come to expect from konrath, along with some shocking surprises. Putting blurbs in the book description or the about the book section can add a lot of social proof to the book.

But they didnt send me the book, and now my next deadline is upon me, and i cant read it and respond, even though i really want to. How to score a blurb for your new book alice osborn. May 05, 2011 a monster calls has to be the most inventive book ive read this year. Browse recommendations from authors, editors, and your friends. How to get a famous author to endorse your book writers. Jan 15, 2010 samples of a long page and a short page are provided so readers can copy and paste them into their own book files, ready for customization. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. He is the author of the novels motor city burning, all souls day, and motor city, and the nonfiction book american berserk. It paid off because i gradually connected more to the characters and enjoyed this book. To find out if blurbs help sell books, i decided to conduct a highly unscientific survey.

Print as you go sell one copy at a time and let blurb fulfill the orders or place a large order and sell inperson. They are the icing on the cake of months of hard work. Blurbs those short endorsements on the front and back of your novel. The curious history of book blurbs and why theyre still around. As a writer requesting blurbs, lalami says the idea is to find an. Torn between the vices of buying a million pizzas and the virtues of ending world. Finding ones better half can be a tricky business in modern china. Read the books you know or want your book to be compared to. If you havent read a monster calls, i suggest you immediately purchase it. The fate of millions of lives hangs in the balance in this new psychangeling trinity novel from new york times bestselling author nalini singh kidnapped as a young girl, her psychic powers harnessed by a madman, memory lives a caged and isolated existenceuntil she comes facetoface with a wolf. 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. With the growing popularity, today its use has been made so extensive that a new book is created every minute using blurb s tools. Cosmic, framed, and millions, the last of which was a new york times bestseller and was made into a movie by oscarwinning director danny boyle. A if you blurb too many books, you get ridiculed for being a blurbslut.

When adrienne turned 16 years old, this bit started to move pace and the twists and turns were. Nov 28, 2018 these requests are also historically the ones most likely to end up with my blurb not being used, either because of disorganization or maybe a lastminute famous person came through. Each new book you write will need endorsements from fresh authors so its a chore you can look forward to again and again. Almost 90 years after it was written, romance in marseille by claude mckay is getting a chance to reach wider audiences thanks to penguin classics. More than 50% of revenue comes from repeat customers. We all found the social media aspect of this novel quite clever and it added a scary and spine tingly feeling for us as we read this story. My girlfriend didnt think it was funny, so i got a new girlfriend.

Synopsis frank cottrell boyces story, millions the tale of a notsogreat train robbery is an absolute treasure. Two bothers, damian and anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during britains countdown to join the euro. How to sell one million copies of my kindle ebook quora. You want the right people providing cover blurbs for your book. Based in pittsburgh, pennsylvania in the united states, the company can now be considered the oldest existing provider of selfpublishing services since the demise of vantage press in 2012.

Print and distribute your book with blurb and reedsy. Instead, people pay attention to who gave the blurb, and judge your book based on the person endorsing it. Blurb is a basic service useable for basic book printing. I feel so damn guilty not being able to blurb all the books, but it is just plain impossible, mccann went on. If you have a lot of blurbs, you can put them on their own pages, usually right at the beginning of the book. This mirrors the contrasting nature of the sisters. Use the middle of your letter to put in the kind of pitch youve been using to approach agents or that your publisher is using for the flap copy, so i have some sense of what youre asking me to read and why i should be excited about reading it. Generally, 150200 words are more than enough for a full blurb. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. This is where you can go to talk about features you want, and comment on ui changes on wattpad and community. The same guy who walked out on him six years continue reading. Stepbystep guide to getting celebrity book endorsements. Apr 11, 2019 candice gives so generously with her joy, pain and humour, that we cannot help but become fully immersed in the life of queenie a beautiful and compelling book. Furthermore, millions bears resemblance to lots of other stories, as they are all based on a folk tale and then modernized.

New grateful dead book digs up skeletons in the closet sfgate. Damian believes that this is a response from god to his request and runs. New writers might think blurbs come from interested, wellwishing, famous authors who have gotten their hands on a book early and who are rushing in to exclaim that eureka, a new star is born. As paperback publishing developed, readers began seeing the blurb appearing on the back cover. By most accounts, the word blurb was coined by humorist gelett burgess in his 1907 book are you a bromide. Unbeatable ebook deals, handpicked recommendations, and updates from your favorite authors. Its a giant database where members put books on virtual shelves, chat about books and authors, and enter competitions. The ditching and rescue of alm flight 980 virtual book tour may 1 29.

Liba is the eldest, sensible and down to earth, while laya is flighty and wild. Blurbs are ideal to request from people in your network who are well known. See also carolyn roybornsteins when the blurb is on the other foot. Taking advantage of blurbs full suite of free bookmaking tools, millions of authors have been aided and guided in creating millions of books. If you have a feature request, want to report a bug or just say hi, my reddit names makingtypingnoises. Taking advantage of blurb s full suite of free book making tools, millions of authors have been aided and guided in creating millions of books. Sell your book in the blurb bookstore, through amazon, or in the global retail network of over 38,000 retailers, libraries, and schools. The cover blurb for fate of the fallen tells you not all stories have happy endings. A blurb is a short description of a book that is written for promotional purposes. A short book blurb from a fellow author could be your ticket to credibility. Blurb has been a publishing trailblazer since 2006, helping selfpublishing authors produce over 2 million books.

Ive created the maximum publicity package as a turnkey system for helping you quickly and costeffectively get the word out to the most important media decision makers. For new authors, and lesser known authors, getting the right blurb for your book can make a difference. You are using some of the credibility and status of the person giving the blurb, and reflecting it back on your book. We are unable to accept requests for a specific cover. 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. I have been a long time user but they are unable to print photo books true to the original images. Add to the spiritual trouble if i dont even get a copy of the book i went to a lot of trouble to blurb. Dec 21, 2018 lauren carrs books are never boring, thats for sure.

Daphne uvillers to ask for a blurb is to feel like a turd. May 01, 2019 the terminology is often confusing book blurb or endorsement vs. Blurb has recruited industry veterans molly barton and richard nash to a overseenew marketplace of skilled book professionals available to support new book projects. Aug 09, 1992 she wears stylish clothes, lives in a plush southwesternstyle house in danville, near oakland, and rolls off the amounts of money made or owed to her with the ease of an agent book advances. Oct 20, 2009 mandela denies claim he wrote foreword.

Dont just ask me to blurb your book without telling me anything about it. For folks who can read a book in a three or four hour stretch, this may not be a big deal, but unless im in the midst of a gripping madeforme book, it takes me a long time to finish things and even then, bare minimum, it takes me 37 days. First of all, congratulations on the publication of your book. Millions frank cottrell boyce paperback harpercollins publishers. Nicholas santiago if you write a book about artistic pickle slicing, a rave blurb from the author of a bestselling book about headlight replacement, or a pulitzer prize winner, might mean nothing at all.

His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including granta, the new york times, the london independent, l. Sarah pinneos how to ask for a blurb even when youre intimidated. Dorrance publishing is a provider of selfpublishing services for authors and the company was founded by gordon dorrance in 1920. A sample letter for writers requesting a book endorsement. With the growing popularity, today its use has been made so extensive that a new book is created every minute using blurbs tools.

Miss belinda blurb was shown in the act of blurbing. Simon pulse nabs a debut by an undergrad at auction, and berkley wins a novel it calls crazy rich asians meets weekend at bernies. The fine art of getting blurbs nathan bransford writing. I kept putting it down, thinking of reading a different book instead, then picked it up again. Damian is surely one of the most poignantly endearing narrators in a while. Sep 21, 2007 there are downsides to blurbing books, beyond the time taken away from our own writing and our own families. Malcolm gladwell hands out book blurbs like santa does. Blurb brings selfpublished books to amazon usa today. We recommend that you followup only once and include the text of. Copyright page samples you can copy and paste into your book. Get recommendations for free and discounted ebooks from our expert editorial team, from bestsellers to hidden gems. Ive known the writer for years and its a local press, so i told them i could do it, if they sent it to me in april when i was between deadlines. Its such a feelgood moment to do a service for a fellow author.

After doing this a couple of times, the books became an easier read. I often receive blurb requests from authors who subscribe to my newsletter. How to get awesome book cover blurbs build book buzz. When i first read the blurb for million dollar devil i was already sold on this story. Burgess created a character he called miss belinda blurb, who sang the praises of the book on the cover. Ive recently posted three writing videos answering some frequently asked writing questions. Ok 101 writers short blurb examples paperback february 26, 2014. Sometimes, those pithy phrases are what it takes to make a sale. Pump up your book is pleased to bring you emilio corsettis 35 miles from shore. Blurb has printed and shipped more than eight million books, with over two million processed in 2012 alone. Their technical staff is obtuse and they use a biased color profile. Aug 31, 2015 sometime in the last year, the number of requests ive gotten to blurb or simply earlyread books has gone up tremendously. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members.

Two brothers, damian and anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during britains countdown to joining the euro. If you dont hear back from an author that you contact about a book jacket quote request, there are two possibilities. Forget the book, have you read this irresistible story on blurbs. Dont read the e book because you would miss out on the amazing artwork. Occasionally, yes, but the bulk of the chore belongs to the author. This specificity is important, because you wont just be writing a fan letter when you ask for a blurb. Most of the time, their books have no connection to me or my expertise. Tucker has sold over 5 million books as a 4x nyt bestselling author and is the. Having a book blurb aka a book jacket or an endorsementfrom a famous or even semifamous author is a marketing strategy that can have a positive impact on your book sales.

This videos for those of you who are starting out writing, addressing the question. The more credibility and social status the endorser holds, the more powerful the blurb. A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. Maximum publicity package well do all the work to get you interviews guaranteed. I had difficulty for the first quarter of this book to be captivated by the storyline, but persevered in my reading. Please remember what it felt like to ask an author and deliver your blurb in a timely way. Lauren carrs series are addictive, so be ready to read more than just one book. Keep in mind that writers who are now famous were not always. But the practice of garnering quotes from other authors to adorn ones book jacket predates miss blurbs debut.

It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. This book really appealed to me from the book s blurb but the start was slow going. You dont need to be a familiar name or face to someone to request comments on your book or on your business. Hq also posts here often for research requests, amas and user interviews. They entertain, give us a good mystery to dig into, keep the reader guessing, give us a few good laughs and make us eager for the next book. In case you had any doubt what that signifies, chapter 2 establishes mathias as the only hero in millions of prophecies who has but one single hope of saving the world. Review requests, i am, not to be puny, okay, maybe to be an open book. At its most basic level, its a great place for authors to be, simply because millions of readers hang out there. A if you blurb a lousy book, and a reader buys that. When malcolm gladwell was asked to write a blurb for the 2005 book freakonomics, he did not explain that it explored the dynamics of the ku klux klan or the impact of naming a child. Donald trumps favorite televangelist religion news service. Already turned into a movie this delightful and thoughtprovoking story succeeds on several levels. I usually decline the invitation to blurb the book, but not because im not interested or too busy.

Services millionaires club affiliate program business services education services gift cards. The day i need a blurb, the only one thatll matter is that of my writing buddy, who has alpharead my unfinished novel, will betaread my by then complete novel, and whose feedback and opinion actually matters because she helped improve the book even before it was a book and, also. For folks who can read a book in a three or four hour stretch, this may not be a big deal, but unless im in the midst of a gripping madeforme book, it takes. With the addition of reedsy, its now simpler and more costeffective than ever to create bookstorequality books with blurb. Brewsters millions is a comedic novel written by george barr mccutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of richard greaves. A blurb is a short description of a book used for promotional purposes but this blobby word is often shorthand for a book endorsement from another author. But, whether youre a new writer or a veteran, asking someone for a cover quote may seem intimidating. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dustjacket of a book, and are now found on web portals and news websites. Jun 20, 2018 the book was released tuesday, june 19, and selvin makes his first appearance wednesday night, june 20, at book passage in corte madera, a few freeway exits from the music club terrapin crossroads. Jan 23, 2012 this book is so funny that i nearly peed in my pants. Get alerted about discounts, new releases, and preorders from your favorite authors.