Police sketches of literary characters based on their book. Everything authors need to know about book distribution. The book description is the pitch to the reader about why they should buy your book. Kindle publishing and promotion made easy who wants to create amazon html descriptions for their kindle books.
This will give you an idea of what good descriptions look like. Book descriptions not only tell readers what a books about but help them find it online in the first place. Genre descriptions fiction only categorizing your book is easy for some authors, agonizing for others. Thanks to the programming side of the kindlepreneur team, weve created a book description generator that anyone can use, without having to know html. May 21, 2014 so with that in mind i propose 5 golden rules for crafting compelling and engaging book descriptions. Most authors should print a paperback given that printondemand has made it so easy and cheap to distribute high quality copies of your book. If you were about to leave this planet, what would you. Please note it is listed by the authors first name. Ive found so many book descriptions on that are not doing justice to the authors books. Whether on amazon or any other etailer, book descriptions are more important than most authors realize. Amazons kindle direct publishing kdp is a fast, easy and free way for authors and publishers to keep control and publish their books worldwide on the kindle and kindle reading apps.
Some authors manage to gather quotes of praise from fellow authors or even critics. Copied book descriptions fine press forum librarything. Oct 08, 2019 whether were talking about amazon, or any other online retailer, book descriptions are more important than most authors realize. Find a book in your genre and study its book description. How a great amazon book description can help authors sell.
Of course, in days past, no one knew how to publish a book except those in industry circles, and only traditionally published books were able to succeed. So if looking for stephen king you would search by s, not k. This is a listing in alphabetical order of all of the authors that we currently list. Nothing kills a potential book sale faster than a poor book description, except perhaps for a terrible book cover. A book description is one of the most crucial elements to selling your book if not the crucial element, and yet its often the hardest thing for writers to come up. Target has come under fire from publishers and authors for bleeping out some words including nazis, transgender, queer and bondage from the descriptions of a. Sometimes authors just produce a hardcover for exclusivity and to ensure readers only get the highest quality version of their book. How do you write amazon book descriptions that really sell the book and compel the reader. It helps potential buyers find and understand your book. How to change your book s description in amazons dashboard. It has many practical tips on improving setting and avoiding the blank space effect on scenes.
The best way to begin connecting with readers on librarything is to become an official librarything author. Better book tools amazon html kindle description code. For most writers, writing their own book description requires a completely different mindset. Copywriting for authors kindle edition by meeks, brian d.
Ive been banging my head against the wall quite a lot lately. As with fiction book descriptions, your headline needs to entice people to hit read more with a motivating line or two. I encourage you to check out amazons best books of the month. Too many times i see blocks of text pulled from the back of the book.
Examples of good book descriptions cameron herold s vivid vision. Why are book descriptions so hard to write for authors. In his lates book book descriptions that sell, gary takes new authors on a journey into writing the best descriptions that sells books. Its one of the first things potential readers see and if it doesnt immediately hook their interest, they will move on to the next book. Did you know that bookshare recently added to its collection the top 100 picture books. Target is bleeping out book descriptions, removing words like. In a way, the answer to the problem of poor book descriptions and awful book covers are related, because both require skills that many authors dont have.
How to write a book description that attracts readers. Many authors crank up their favorite tunes during scribing sessions, but. How to use html to format kdp kindle book descriptions. In some cases, more than 10 of those listings may have descriptions with a very specific book identifying mark say. Target is bleeping out book descriptions, removing words. Best page forward premium book descriptions and author.
Access this free tool to help you build beautiful amazon book descriptions using simple css and wysiwyg interface. Likewise, you should read several book descriptions before writing your own. The above amazon book description generator will help you to create those beautiful descriptions with just a couple of clicks of a button. There are many ways authors can participate in the librarything community. After refreshing what goes into a good book description, its time to gather useful data and building blocks to create a description that turns shoppers into buyers. One of my favorite stories is for jt mccormicks book, i got there. Home rare books book collecting guide abebooks glossary of book terms. How to write a book description that will sell your book. We tell you exactly how to construct a great book description of your own. Whether were talking about amazon, or any other online retailer, book descriptions are more important than most authors realize. How a great amazon book description can help indie authors.
How to write book descriptions for fiction and nonfiction. If youve lived in ohio your whole life, where are you from. Many corporations have slick, flashy mission statements. However, it may not be the greatest idea if your book description isnt strong to begin with, or if the. A wellwritten and formatted description piques readers interest and assures them that your book is of high quality. The amazon html better book description tool is an editing tool that allows kdp authors to easily create great looking amazon product descriptions with a few clicks of the button. The most important thing that authors miss about the synopsis is that your book is about a character, so you have to tell us who the book is about in your synopsis and give us an idea of the problem the character is facing. It offers the reader details and anecdotes on ninetynine authors who were once hugely popular and are now no longer in print. You want it to be short, eyecatching and interesting. When you purchase this item, you will receive the printed book in the mail as well as an instant download link to download the pdf of the big book of job descriptions for ministry, along with all of the ministry job description files which you can immediately copy, paste and edit. In this guide, we will walk you through how to write and create a book description, and include some examples of authors who did it well, and those who didnt. Descriptions must not contain website addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, or other contact information. Many times ill see blocks of text pulled from the back of the book and while, in theory, thats not a bad idea. How to write a book description that sells with examples.
Capture readers with better book descriptions for fiction. Here are 7 character sketches from famous novels that show how to create physical and emotional character description. The book of forgotten authors by christopher fowler. Find the book you want to change the description for and click edit details. I was pleased to see life and love at the top of nearly every categorys word listseven in horror. If you have been involved in kindle publishing, then youve likely heard about using amazon html codes. For the majority of other authors, readers care more about the book itself and less about who wrote it. Describe characters personalities using appearance. Of course with thousands of new authors popping up overnight it doesnt make it an easy task but were still going to give it the ol college try. Sep 14, 2018 target has come under fire from publishers and authors for bleeping out some words including nazis, transgender, queer and bondage from the descriptions of a. There or just inside the cover, the author has written a blurb or description about the book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mastering amazon descriptions. A book description should draw the reader in, but authors tend to get too flowery with these.
Certainly you see plenty of competent indie authors trad. Keywords are the breadcrumbs you leave that allow readers to find your book, and they play an especially important role in the blurb where you explain what your book is about. To answer that question, you have to get a clear read on your who reader is what their state of mind is. You can customize your book description using html to create headlines, use italics, bold, and underlines, and you can even use bold black headlines to make your book description blurb stand out. How to use html to format kdp kindle book descriptions tck. To write amazing book descriptions, the first is right the first way to write an amazing description for your own book is to read a lot of kindle books descriptions right so by that, i mean just go out and just like read a ton of other descriptions. Supported html for book description your book description is often a readers first experience with the content of your book. A good book description is detailed, descriptive copy that is good for public display, used for your book marketing, book discovery, and for sales purposes. Jan 24, 2016 images and image descriptions in books can provide a full multisensory reading experience for young readers, especially children with print disabilities, such as blindness and low vision.
If you publish books on kindle and want to make your book descriptions stand out from the crowd, html formatting is a great way to do just that. Strong character descriptions work on multiple levels. How to write a book description that sells the writing cooperative. Descriptions metadata descriptions must not contain pornographic, obscene, or offensive content as determined by amazon. The combination of the two together is a death sentence.
The book description, often overlooked as a means to drive traffic to your page, is also a great place to use keywords. After starting the sell more books show with jim kukral, bryan used his copywriting experience to create best page forward, a book descriptions business. When writing this description, think like a buyer, and not like the author. Best page forward premium book descriptions and author training. In this section, you want to explain to people why they should listen to you. This post is aimed specifically at book descriptions for fiction, and well post something for nonfiction authors later. Discover books youll love unbeatable ebook deals, handpicked recommendations, and updates from your favorite authors. Top 100 picture books with image descriptions in bookshare. The famous concept of stealing like an artist states. The book of forgotten authors, by christopher fowler, is a book for bibliophiles.
If youre a writer, a dreamer, or anyone with something important to say, chances are youve thought about writing and publishing a book. The purpose of the headline is to make the audience read further into your book description. Mar 24, 2016 gary webb really knows his business when it comes to creating content that writers need to grow their books into a valuable buisness. She is the publisher of the hot sheet, the essential newsletter on the publishing industry for authors, and was named publishing commentator of the year by digital book world in 2019 in addition to being a columnist for publishers weekly. What can we learn by analyzing thousands of best selling book descriptions. Sticking with mark dawsons book descriptions as an example, here is part of a blurb from another one of his thrillers. Apr 21, 2020 we provide book series in publication order and book series in chronological order where applicable. Authors helping authors amazing book descriptions the. Fortunately, writers have many marketing tools to capture a readers. Clevelands authors, book store owners and more recommend their favorite recent reads.
The title page, near the beginning of the book, lists the title and subtitle of the book, the authors, editors, andor contributors, the publisher or printer, and sometimes the place and date of. After your cover, the product description of your book is the first experience the reader has with you as an author. Character description examples from famous books now novel. Access my free amazon book description generator tool so that you can create amazing book descriptions that sell. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Copywriting for authors meeks, brian, wolf, ben on.
Jan 30, 2017 character description examples from major authors give us useful lessons in how to write characters. I especially loved the fiction book description formula she describes, and i went to work applying it. A great book description on amazon will engage readers and sell books. How to write a book description for a nonfiction book. I wasnt in fact the primary author of this description i just tweaked a description written by my publisher but its probably the best of the descriptions of my work out there. Oct 16, 2018 book descriptions not only tell readers what a book s about but help them find it online in the first place. Welcome to fantastic fiction search and browse bibliographies of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with the latest books and series information join our 99,999 members. Get tips for how to write a good book description and learn the difference between a long book description and a short book description. Heres a screenshot of this book, how to sell a truckload of books on amazon. Police sketches of literary characters based on their book descriptions. And the simple elegance of stegners descriptions of the natural world never cease to amaze me.
How to improve your amazon book descriptions jane friedman. In this post on how to write a book description, weve condensed the process for both fiction and nonfiction authors into three steps. So, ok, your book description has to push people into hitting that look inside feature. We provide book series in publication order and book series in chronological order where applicable. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books.
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