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7 SECRETS TO WRITING PERSUASIVE BACK COVER SALES COPY

By: Joel Friedlander @jfbookman

Every author knows the importance of a well-designed book cover can never be overstated. However, moments after being engaged by your cover, readers are going to flip your book over to read the back cover.

If your cover is good enough to grab readers, your back cover copy needs to convince them to buy. For authors who self publish this can be a challenge because writing promotional copy many not be their area of expertise. Plus, for many authors it’s never easy to “brag” about themselves and their own work.

Here are seven essential tips that provide you with a success formula for creating back cover copy that motivates your crowd to take action.

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1. 7 Secrets to Writing Persuasive Back Cover Sales Copy http://ow.ly/l8bHx via @jfbookman
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3. 5 Tips for Submitting to Writing Contests: http://t.co/0S14rBVZRB @EDFsChronicles RT @elizabethscraig
4. Ebook Publicity: A Checklist for Success http://ow.ly/l7Rvq
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6. So why is it BENEFICIAL to enter a (writing) contest?  You know, besides the obvious - winning prizes http://ow.ly/l7RUC
7. The Death of a Pseudonym http://ow.ly/l7S69 via @PassiveVoiceBlg
8. 17 Steps to a Reader-Grabbing Title http://ow.ly/l7Sl9 via @KMWeiland
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10. Notes from Tabor Lane: Today's 18 Links to Writing & Marketing Blog Posts http://ow.ly/l7Oii
11. 45 Synonyms for “Old” and “Old-Fashioned” http://ow.ly/l85uX via Daily Writing Tips
12. How Ian Fleming Turned James Bond Into A Bestseller http://ow.ly/l86qB
13. Three Ways to Make Your Protagonist More Realistic (and More Lovable) http://ow.ly/l86xa via @write_practice
14. If You Could Do Anything for a Living, What Would You Do? http://ow.ly/l86M6 via @jeffgoins
15. Discussion: Do Writers Need Social Media? http://ow.ly/l8aJd via Writability
16. 3 Ways to Improve Your Website Design http://ow.ly/l8aSh via @JaneFriedman
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18. Six Core Issues Facing Writers Today http://ow.ly/l8793 via Writer Unboxed 

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