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blurb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | endorsement, indorsement |
| Type of | packaging, promo, promotion, promotional material, publicity |
the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book.
Examples of blurb
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Can he really be announcing his retirement in a throwaway sentence in his blurb?
From the telegraph.co.uk
The book publicity blurb is one of the most straightforward sources of nepotism.
From the independent.co.uk
The explanatory blurb about this test is easy to understand and highly readable.
From the economist.com
For me, the big blurb on the Apple site about watching HD movies is a bit wrong.
From the eu.techcrunch.com
It reads like recycled marketing blurb, all promise and potential but no detail.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Sunday Telegraph's offence concerned a front page blurb for free audiobooks.
From the guardian.co.uk
Congrats to Ireland, btw, for having the only non-fatal ITN blurb at the moment.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I am adding it to the table, and I added it to the blurb on subexponential time.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Conversely, the blurb contains a monetary representation of the physical damage.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Endorsement: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
- A blurb is a short summary or some words of praise accompanying a creative work, usually referring to the words on the back of the book jacket but also commonly seen on DVD and video cases, web portals and news websites.
- Blurb is a company that provides a print-on-demand publishing service for the general public.
- Blurb is a half hour Australian television show about books. Produced through the community access production house RMITV, Blurb aired on Channel 31 Melbourne in late 2007. ...
- A short description of a book, film, musical work, or other product written and used for promotional purposes; To write or quote something in a blurb
- A short description or commentary of a book or author on a book jacket.
- The paragraph or so printed on the cover or dust jacket of a book which almost always tells you how important the book is.
- TV commercial; "Ridley Scott started his career directing blurbs."
- A comment from a review (often by another author praising the particular book) printed on the dustwrapper or covers of a proof copy, or on a wrap-around band.
