[Cinisajoy]

Since this was mentioned in another thread, I thought I would start a thread of things that irritate me in a blurb
1. Mentioning that you can read free in Kindle Unlimited. My reason is if I am on the book page I already know this. Amazon mentions it above the blurb. It is also in the price box.
Twice is enough.

2. If one puts #1 Bestseller on Amazon. Ok if your name is Grisham, Roth, James, Cussler, I would believe it. But not if you made #1 in a very small subcat. More so, if it was a free subcat.

3. From NYT bestseller used to bother me but now it means hey a readable book.

4. Using a review in the blurb. I want your words not someone else's. Side note to this one, authors that copy and paste reviews from one book to another in the editorial reviews.

Also if an author uses a review of mine without my permission, they will lose that review.

On my first two points, I always think the author is assuming that the reader is too dumb to do any research or read the book page. Since the author is assuming his readers are dumb, does he write dumb?

Oh and last turn off is bad grammar in the blurb. I assume the book will be the same way.

So dear authors when writing a blurb assume your potential buyer can read. Otherwise that potential buyer may think you can't write.