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If your book is available in different formats physical, audio, keep your keywords and description consistent across formats. Sep 12, 2018 especially if someone has already suggested a title that isnt your book but has similar themes or concepts, this can be a great way to narrow your search. How to navigate a book on your kindle fire dummies. Sorry it isnt the best description but i have forgotten some of the minor details. Click on a book s price to find out how to order that book. To find original editions, please select show more options to refine your search by publication year. Full results are for members only but you can crossreference more than one theme by using the buttons in the right column. Kindlepreneurs guest post on back book cover blurbs, written by kelly exeter. Click the publish button at the bottom of the page. Trying to find books written by malcolm x but not an autobiography. Findacode icd 10 codes, cpt codes, hcpcs codes, icd 9. A wellwritten description assures readers that the book. After you are sure you have a better book description, its time to make the description looks good on amazon.
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How to find a book without knowing the title or author makeuseof. If you dont know a books author or title, tracking it down might prove difficult. In 2006, i embarked on a journey to find work i could be passionate about because i felt like i was wasting my life. These tips and tricks will get you well on your way to reconnecting with your long lost book. The number of search parameters at your disposal can help you even find books using a vague description. I remember reading a book a while back that was quite good but i fail to recall its title. This is what famous book characters would look like in real life readers digest editors an artist uses policesketch technology to build a case. You may not realize how many good reasons there are to try and find out more about the people around you.
There are a number of strategies when it comes to how to find a book youve forgotten. How to find a book when you dont know the title or author book. How to write a book description for a fiction book. These tips will help you make the most of your amazon book description. Description is a great book for the aspiring author who has already studied stein on writing or selfediting for fiction writers ive read many books on writing novels, books that pound in messages like showdonttell and avoid flashbacks like the plague. The book description, often overlooked as a means to drive traffic to your page, is also a great place to use keywords. You may stumble upon the book quickly, or you might see similar or related titles that will jog your memory and help you remember the title of the book you seek.
Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. After reading your description, i want to read this book. All rules of a normal search apply for instance, for exact searches put it in quotes. You can then use online bookstores or online library catalogs to identify publisher, publication date, edition and isbn.
Start by revisiting your comparison titles and copy out the book sales description for each. Find books by searching synopsis, plot points, series, themes, genres, time. Think of it like the inside flap of a hardcover book. Experiment with keywords and wildcard operators to grab a clue.
Choose the right categories and keywords for your book the. All formats paperback hardcover kindle edition audible audio edition html pdf audio cd board book audio cassette calendar school binding mp3 cd audiobooks printed books. Enter all the isbns in the isbn field, with a pipe between each one. Browse books in the genre that matches the basic description you remember of the book. A major graphic novel event more than 16 years in progress. It could be the name of a character, a line of dialog, or even basic plot points. Nov 22, 2017 finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new. Almost every site allows you to search by keywords, description as well as title. Nov, 2009 thankfully, saikat basu of has compiled a list of places you can go online to find a book title and author, even if you can hardly remember anything about the tome. The ballad of songbirds and snakes, beach read, big summer, all. I especially loved the fiction book description formula she describes, and i went to work applying it. You will see new and used books matching your search criteria, along with descriptions and prices.
Click on a books price to find out how to order that book. Your book description is what customers see as they shop the kindle store. Check out selected results from nypl title quest 2019, held august 2, 2019, as well as title quest 2018. Finding a book when youve forgotten its title by gwen glazer, communications november 22, 2017.
Search tools, index lookup, tips, articles and more for medical and health care code sets. The site allows you to do a no cost scan simply to find out if any sort of data is in existence. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. A wellwritten, engaging book description can help indie authors sell more books. Thanks to the programming side of the kindlepreneur team, weve created a book description generator that anyone can use, without having to know html. By adding a little code in the editor when writing your book description, your sentences can now be bold, underlined, or even bigger in size. Get tips for how to write a good book description and learn the difference between a long book description and a short book description. A good book description is detailed, descriptive copy that is good for public display, used for your book marketing, book discovery, and for sales purposes. This is an update of a previous post by sharon rickson. You can also choose to limit your search to first editions, signed editions, or hardcover. Go to the page for the suggested title, and under the subjects category, find the topic that makes the most sense for your forgotten book and click the link. Heres what well cover about how to write amazon book descriptions.
Plenty of folks enjoy the rush as much as i do and there are online resources that will join you in your quest. Capture readers with better book descriptions for fiction posted by. Most indies will change their sales description multiple times, so just get started, and you can finesse it later. If your book is available in different formats physical, audio, keep your keywords and description consistent across formats on amazon, use the menu on the left to brainstorm keyword ideas.
Click on the show more options link to search by isbn or keyword. How to find a book wikibooks, open books for an open world. Heres a screenshot of this book, how to sell a truckload of books on amazon. Its purpose is to allow the telephone number of a subscriber identified by name and address to be found. This will remove any search results that include a specific word or phrase, if used in quotation marks. Self publishing skills series 2 kindle edition by webb, gary. I spent years as a miserable business consultant, a cubicle slave like so many others.
Finding a book when youve forgotten its title the new york. For best results, enter both an author and a title. Fiction book descriptions also tend to follow a pattern. Finding a book without a title or author is tricky. How to find a book whose author and title i dont know, but. In this section, you want to explain to people why they should. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Aug 06, 2008 for older books, there are a number of sites including which is a company owned by ebay and. The point of the headline is to get people interested and wanting to read more. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
If you recently heard a friend describing a great book she was reading, you might want to find that book and buy it for yourself. Its crucial it be compelling, because readers make buying decisions from the book description. How to write book descriptions for fiction and nonfiction. If you want to know a bit about how the magic happens, read on to find out how to find a book youve forgotten. Apr 02, 2015 a book description should draw the reader in, but authors tend to get too flowery with these. After refreshing what goes into a good book description, its time to gather useful data and building. When it comes to finding a book you have only a vague recollection of, you. Her father is a very successful inventor and her mother a master of the tantric arts. Enter the search criteria you want to use and click find book. It can be tough to remember the title and author of a book you read a long time ago. On amazon, use the menu on the left to brainstorm keyword ideas. Here are the five steps you should take to track down any book youre trying to remember the. We recommend that you build your search stepbystep, adding or changing the criteria as you go.
You dont need to include initials, middle names, or subtitles. Or maybe you remember reading a book as a child, but cant remember the title. I once found a very rare book on abebooks i couldnt find anywhere else. Apr 11, 2018 by adding a little code in the editor when writing your book description, your sentences can now be bold, underlined, or even bigger in size. Browse for books by genre, time period, setting and theme. Normally, title and name of the author of a book is enough to locate more information about it. The description is a readers first experience with the content of your book. The same title can sometimes be spelled in two different ways. You may stumble upon the book quickly, or you might see similar or related titles that will jog your memory and help you remember the title. Make sure not to use a preformatted version from your word doc. On any abebooks web page, click advanced search in the red banner.
How to find a book whose author and title i dont know. Highlight any section of your description and click on the button that represents how you want it to look. Looking for the exact books from your 20th century american literature syllabus. Abebooks offers an advanced search feature to help you find the book you are. I read it in ap english, so i was about 1618 and it would have been 2008 to 2010. This is an excerpt from how to market a book third edition, available now in ebook, print and audiobook formats. Its scaryaccurate, and its one of the coolest things i. In case of a forgotten title or author, you have to remember anything you can use from the book. Submitted by alison not verified on november 3, 2018 7. Advanced book search for finding books by a vague description. When we find a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, well link to it in your search results.