Episode 27 - Do You Want to Buy This Book? - The Art of Cover Copy

Hi everyone, and thank you for tuning in to another episode of the We Make Books Podcast - A podcast about writing, publishing, and everything in between!

This week we’re talking about cover copy – those words you find somewhere on the cover of the book that tell you a little about it.  Those words are very important because their sole purpose is to convince the person reading them to buy the book.  Cover copy is a tricky, delicate, and often frustrating thing, but one that Kaelyn just happens to love.  So today we’re talking about ins and outs, dos and don’ts of cover copy and how a couple hundred words are one of the most crucial parts to selling a book.

We Make Books is hosted by Rekka Jay and Kaelyn Considine; Rekka is a published author and Kaelyn is an editor and together they are going to take you through what goes into getting a book out of your head, on to paper, in to the hands of a publisher, and finally on to book store shelves.

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