Book
Back Cover Copywriting:
Category
Subject Headings
By Susan Kendrick
www.WriteToYourMarket.com
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www.BookCoverCoaching.com
How to choose
the right one for your book
A necessity for any book,
the Category Subject Heading gives consumers,
distributors, and booksellers a clear definition of your
book's content. Your book cover designer will place this
category at the top, upper left-hand corner of your back
cover . . . but it is up to you to choose the right one.
Where to Get One
For a complete list of available Subject Category
Headings, which are updated and added to annually, go to
The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) website. BISG
is the book industry’s leading trade association for
policy, standards and research. Click on the link below
to go to the Subject Headings page and follow the
two-part directions there:
www.bisg.org/standards/bisac_subject/major_subjects.html.
Learn more
For a complete description of how the Subject Category
Heading is used in the publishing industry, and how
choosing the right one can create exponentially more
visibility for your book, go to page 13 of our f.ree
special report, "From Back Cover to Bestseller.
Download your copy right now at
www.BackCoverToBestseller.com.
Questions? Please give us a call at 715-634-4120 or email info@WriteToYourMarket.com.
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