Blurbs Quotes

“The endorsements on books aren’t entirely impartial. Unbeknownst to the average reader, blurbs are more often than not from the writer’s best friends, colleagues or teachers, or from authors who share the same editor, publisher or agent. They represent a tangled mass of friendships, rivalries, favors traded and debts repaid, not always in good faith.”
― Rachel Donadio

“Getting blurbs is one of the most time-consuming, difficult parts of the job. If I could have one wish about publishing it would be to banish blurbs. Then I’d have so much more time to spend on everything else.”
― Lee Boudreaux

“Maybe I am wrong, but I tend to the think of the back of book blurb as an advertisement. The only one we will get free forever!”
― Dan LaBash