You know those little quotes on book jackets that say something nice about the pages within? Publishers have long required authors to obtain testimonials or “blubs” from other authors to help their ...

Linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer analyzes the origins of words in the news. Read previous columns here. The publishing industry has a problem, and it goes by a peculiar five-letter name: “blurb.” ...

Folks, it’s time to talk about blurbs. You know blurbs, the choice little quotations from other writers or public figures touting the excellence of the book you are considering purchasing. They are ...

The publishing industry could look different in the future — the culprit: shifting thoughts toward book blurbs. If you have held a book before, most likely you have read or at least seen one. They ...

Have you ever designed and ordered a book using Apple’s iPhoto book publishing tool? I have, and they are nice. The quality is quite good and the pricing seems fair value – they make great ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rebecca Yarros released the blurb for the third Empyrean book, with voice actor Michael Eok narrating new details about what ...

When book lovers grabbed William Kent Krueger’s early novels because of Lee Child’s praise on the cover — “Krueger hits the sweet spot every time” — there was just one issue: Child hadn’t read the ...

Some authors say that reading piles of books just to write blurbs for friends and colleagues is an overly time-consuming process that adds little value. Monap via Getty Images “If you can read this ...

Mr. Buckley is a novelist and a humorist. His most recent novel is “Has Anyone Seen My Toes?” Are you sitting down? In what the trade publication Publishers Weekly reported as a “stunning” or “tour de ...

For many self-published authors, the various ebook distribution platforms that have made it easier than ever to put content in front of readers are the only avenue to publication. But with the variety ...