Book description seems straightforward enough. However, there are challenges, and then there are the descriptions themselves. Read on to find out how to handle the challenging areas and the actual descriptions.

A) Some exceptions from the usual standards

If the book is out of print and very hard to find, you can sell it even if it has a splotch here and there and writing all over it.

If you are like me, one of the hardest things you can do is to create a compelling blurb for your book, or marketing copy for a manuscript that you’re writing and proposing.

It’s true that I know the value of my book, but it is also true that I know much more, so much more that it can be hard for me to distill a simple explanation.

Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter have potential to get adults excited about reading books. Many adult readers enjoy connecting on a personal level with the authors of the books they read.

September is National Literacy Month, and adult educators are always looking for ways to get their students excited about reading books.

The opportunity that seems to have been overlooked with eBooks is that technology can actually ADD VALUE to content. This is particularly true for books used in early education. By adding value to quality content, publishers can maintain pricing levels and customers are provided with educational features not available when using a hardcopy book.

Writing a book of your own isn’t as difficult as it seems as long as you get yourself organized at the beginning. Contrary to the myth, writers don’t just sit down, look at a blank page and suddenly have this great flood of inspired writing come magically out of thin air.