Bookselling 101: Writing Effective Blurbs

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Monday, January 30, 2017 9:05 AM to 10:05 AM EST
Greenway B/C

Handselling a book through an effective blurb is an essential bookselling skill, whether it’s for the Indie Next List, for shelf-talkers, or for other opportunities in-store, online, or elsewhere. A panel of bookseller blurb-writing all-stars will discuss the key elements of effective blurbs and direct attendees in hands-on exercises for writing and reviewing blurbs.

  • David Enyeart,Common Good Books (St. Paul, MN)
  • Peternelle Van Arsdale, Author The Beast is an Animal, Simon & Schuster
  • Pamela Klinger-Horn, Excelsior Bay Books (Excelsior, MN)
  • Luisa Smith, Book Passage (Corte Madera, CA) (Moderator)
     

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