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The way I see it, the book post on my page is the one and only place where I get to actually control how my book is presented. Everywhere else you get whatever comes out of their automation system - and as I noted on a previous thread, there can be significant inconsistencies. Amazon seems pretty well organised, but - so far - the rest leave a lot to be desired (my three simple paragraphs can't be that unusual, nor difficult to handle, yet still they couldn't do it).
So, within the constraints of my site design and software, I will try to present the book as I want it presented - cover, full blurb and any less formal notes I may wish to add (thinking also of links to posts/pages discussing details of the world created by the book). I'm still working out exactly what it is that I want, this is my first book after all, so I'm expecting to have to adjust things as I go along.
In support of this approach I would add: there are two ways in which people will find the page. One (arguably the most common) is from somewhere like Amazon where they have found your book or author details and (it seems to me) will be looking for something more (rather than less). The other is from having found your website off Google or other reference (maybe even MobileRead) in which case it seems even more important (to me) to present the book in the light you want it presented.
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