I have been a long time user but they are unable to print photo books true to the original images. The notebook is the story of noah and allie, two who were lovers as teenagers in a summer romance, but who were then separated by allies parents who felt noah wasnt the best man for her. How to write a blurb definition, examples, and more. Embossing, foil stamping, and other customizations.
It uses twilight as an example, but dont hold that against me. In a nursing home, resident duke reads a romance story to an old woman who has. It is a celebration of how passion can be ageless and timeless, a tale that moves us to laughter and tears and makes us believe in true love all over again. Summary the notebook is a novel about the life of two soul mates, noah and allie, from when they were only teenagers to the end of their lives. For a lot of firsttime authors, i think theres an instinct to make sure readers understand everything that happened in the book s universe before the beginning of the actual story. It is his custom every day to read to her from a notebook that tells the story of how they met and fell in love and faced obstacles to their. Meanwhile, though the modern meaning of the word boof is different from the one kavanaugh is likely to have known, it doesnt ever appear to have been a reference to flatulence. This book came from those interviews, the main character is inspired by one small girl sitting outside her cage writing in a notebook. By day, clumsy panda po works faithfully in his familys noodle shop, but by night he dreams of becoming a true master of the martial arts. Blurbs are the second most important selling tool you have for your book, so.
Like the book cover is one of the biggest selling points for any book, a book blurb helps sell the idea of the book to those who are in search of reading something either new or out of their usually picked genres. Blurb provide multiple options for creating books, allowing you to use either their booksmart software, webbased bookify, a plugin for adobe indesign, or you can do your own thing. Definition and synonyms of blurb from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. The novel opens with noah calhoun, an old man, reading to a woman in a nursing home. If youre a hopeless romantic then the notebook is for you. Allison hamilton, now 29 years old, cant seem to shake away her first love, noah calhoun. She continuously refuses his persistent advances until their wellmeaning friends lure.
Blurb is a basic service useable for basic book printing. Coney island is more than a remote area of amusement parks and nice beaches. You know, the ones that readers use to choose the book they want to read next or throw on the pile beside the bed where, among the. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dustjacket of a book, and are now found on web portals and news websites. How to create a back book cover blurb that sells i just published a guest post which goes into this with some examples. The indian bollywood film, zindagi tere naam, starring mithun chakraborty, is also based on it. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. It matters not only what a blurb actually says but who said it and when. A blurb is the book description you find on the back of a book or online to describe a books contents. Blurb global print operations, based at our headquarters. Export your word document to a pdf to print with blurb.
Jazmins notebook, by nikki grimes, is the story of a fourteenyearold african american girl who lives with her sister cece, who is six years older than she is. Consumer tests and studies show that while it may be the artwork or design of a product that grabs the customers attention, its sentiment and meaning that makes them reach for their wallet. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Noah and allie spend a wonderful summer together, but her family and the. Say, students, read the blurb on the back of your book and be ready to talk about what is happening or what you expect is going to happen in your book based on what the blurb says. Blurb definition is a short publicity notice as on a book jacket. Collective spaces streetscape territories notebook blurb. The notebook is a contemporary love story set in the pre and postworld war ii era. Blurb are a wellrenowned printondemand company, and they offer numerous book printing options, with a variety of paper types, book bindings and other options. And you can set your discount book by book, unlike some vendors, where you have to pick one discount and use it for all your books. Give them a few minutes to figure out tricky words and to synthesize the information. The story he reads follows two young lovers named allie hamilton and noah calhoun, who meet one evening at a carnival. A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work.
Kinnells landmark the book of nightmares was published in 1971. The key with fiction is to excite and engage your reader. I wanted to print a photo book with blurb for a long time, and finally ordered my first blurb photo book in june 2014. I was able to read it in one sitting as i was drawn into the lives of noah and allie. Coney island streetscape territories notebook blurb. Noah writes letters to allie over the years, but allies mother withholds them and allie assumes noah has forgotten her. Publishers summary and recommendation of a book, printed usually on the front flap of the books dust jacket, or in an advertisement or catalog. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading writing book blurbs and synopses.
If youd like for me to read the entire book instead of just. Consider the blurb, one of the most pervasive, longestrunning and, at. But they are separated by allies parents who disapprove of noahs unwealthy family, and move allie away. As part of his medical research, he interviewed homeless children in mumbai.
How to sell your manuscript to publishers and your indie book to readers writers craft 19 kindle edition by hall, rayne. A man with a faded, wellworn notebook open in his lap. A blurb is the back cover teaser that lures a reader or an agenteditor into wanting to buyread your book. How to make a notebook or journal to sell blurb blog.
Like a puzzle within a puzzle, the story of noah and allie is just beginning. This is a group for flickr members interested in or have already created their own photography book using. Its safe to say that a wellwritten blurb is absolutely essential to your poetry books overall success and reputation. But fear not, because theres a secret science to writing the perfect book blurb. There is a little blurb of meaning of each at the bottom of each page.
How to sell your manuscript to publishers and your. Writing a book blurb is harder than you think, and is an excellent way of getting yourself noticed. Noah and allie spend a wonderful summer together, but her family and the socioeconomic realities of the time prevent them from being together. How is it that a writer can write a story spanning tens of thousands of words but stumble at a 250300 word book blurb describing it. Who does blurb use to print ondemand beautiful photo. Whats the difference between book blurb and synopsis. Im not a sparks fan though i would love to be as successful as him. Your pdf must exactly match our specifications in order to upload properly. Forget the book, have you read this irresistible story on. Your blurb can usually be used as your pitch in your query letter or when you are doing an actual facetoface pitch session with an agenteditor. The movie focuses on an old man reading a story to an old woman in a nursing home. An illustrated notebook parchment journals fairchild, dennis on. The blue notebook was written by a britishborn doctor from the mayo clinic, dr. This beautiful tale has a particularly special meaning to an older gentleman james.
There is one big difference though between a book blurb and a synopsis. A book blurb should be a fair representation of the style of the book. Change your default dictionary to american english. On taking up writing it had not once occurred to me that one of the tasks of being a writer might be to come up with those concise, quippy phrases on the covers of books. Fifth grade lesson the blurb on the back betterlesson. New selfpublishing options from blurb and book design. All you have to do is provide me with some information and i will write one undeniably catchy blurb.
A good way to weave meaning or a particular sentiment throughout your notebook is the use of inspirational quotes or motivational words and phrases. At thirtyone, noah calhoun, back in coastal north carolina after world war ii, is haunted by images of the girl he lost more than a decade earlier. Although noah attempts to keep in contact with allie after they are forced to separate, his letters go unanswered. In sextons blurb, one cant help but hear an additional echo of plaths the blood jet is poetry. Her mother became depressed, spiraled into alcoholism and eventually suffered from a. An elderly man reads a story to his ailing wife about two starcrossed lovers from years ago. Vind collective spaces streetscape territories notebook door kris scheerlinck in blurbboeken. The notebook by nicholas sparks is a story about two teenagers from opposite sides of the track who meet one fateful summer and fall in love for a lifetime. Their technical staff is obtuse and they use a biased color profile. The occult art of the poetry book blurb rachael mead. It was the third written after the passing and the.
Most run several paragraphs, but some publishers want them shorter or in a special format so be sure to check with your publishers guidelines before you begin work. How to write a book blurb in 4 steps the opening of your blurb has to be incredibly precise and dynamic, says editor rebecca heyman. The notebook is a 1996 romantic novel by american novelist nicholas sparks, the novel was later adapted into a popular film of the same name, in 2004. Save your word document as a pdf using the steps below, then upload the pdf using our pdf to book workflow for printing. Put simply, being concise is hard, and being concise about something you know insideandout can seem downright impossible. This is the second in the series of streetscape territories notebo. This 32page guide for the notebook by nicholas sparks includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 12 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Make sure you supply me with a general synopsis as well. Whatever the old adage might warn, there is a bit of merit to judging a book by its cover if only in one respect. Blurb uses a network of independent print partners, together known as the blurb printer network, printing locally at multiple locations in the us as well as in europe, canada, and australia. It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. Blurb noun definition and synonyms macmillan dictionary.