publisher's blurb

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• blurb — [blɜːb ǁ blɜːrb] noun [countable usually singular] informal MARKETING a short piece of writing describing and advertising a book, film, or a new product: • The blurb for her latest book describes her as one of Britain s best loved art critics . * …   Financial and business terms

• blurb — used by U.S. scholar Brander Matthews (1852 1929) in 1906 in American Character; popularized 1907 by U.S. humorist Frank Gelett Burgess (1866 1951). Originally mocking excessive praise printed on book jackets. Gelett Burgess, whose recent little… …   Etymology dictionary

• Blurb, Inc. — Infobox Company company name = Blurb Inc. company company type = Private foundation = Incorporated 2005 location = San Francisco, CA, USA key people = Eileen Gittins, CEO | industry = Publishing products = BookSmart num employees = unknown… …   Wikipedia

• blurb — ☆ blurb [blʉrb ] n. [coined ( c. 1907) by BURGESS (Frank) Gelett, for “self praise, to make a noise like a publisher”] an advertisement or announcement, as on a book jacket, esp. one that is highly laudatory vi. Informal to state in a blurb …   English World dictionary

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• Blurb — 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 but also commonly seen on DVD and video cases, web portals and news websites. TodayA blurb on a book or a film …   Wikipedia

• Blurb —    Belinda Blurb was a fictional character who appeared on the dust jacket of a book written by Gelett Burgess (1866 1951) titled Are You a Bromide? Her name has been immortalized by its acceptance into the English language and by an entry in… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• blurb — /blɜ:b/ noun a brief description of a book, printed in a publisher’s catalogue or on the cover of the book itself …   Marketing dictionary in english

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