{"id":1077,"date":"2011-02-10T06:08:56","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T14:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2011-02-10T06:10:02","modified_gmt":"2011-02-10T14:10:02","slug":"book-titles%e2%80%94the-long-and-the-short-of-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=1077","title":{"rendered":"Book Titles\u2014The Long and the Short of It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you noticed how short fiction book titles are becoming and how long some nonfiction titles are? I am reviewing Dan Poynter\u2019s book, Self-Publishing Manual (volume 2), How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book Employing the Latest Technologies and the Newest Techniques.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sure is a long title, but this seems to be the wave of the future for nonfiction books. Of course, generally, for nonfiction, there is a title and a subtitle. So many newer books, however, have titles that would not stand alone without the subtitle and the entire title\/subtitle must be stated or read in order for the potential consumer to understand the focus and scope of that book. <\/p>\n

Take Mark Levine\u2019s book, The Fine Print of Self-Publishing<\/em>. It really, really helps one understand what this book is about when he or she knows the subtitle, which is, The Contracts and Services of 45 Self-Publishing Companies\u2014Analyzed, Ranked and Exposed.<\/em> (This is a book I recommend often, by the way.)<\/p>\n

Penny Sansevieri has a pretty hot and reasonable title with Red Hot Internet Publicity<\/em>. But her subtitle explains her book to a greater degree. I believe her subtitle (along with her name as she is widely known in this area or expertise) will help to sell this book: An Insider\u2019s Guide to Marketing Your Book on the Internet.<\/em><\/p>\n

I guess that Brent Sampson (or his publisher) didn\u2019t think that the title, Sell Your Book on Amazon<\/em>, was enough. So they tacked on this subtitle for clarity: The Book Marketing COACH Reveals Top-Secret \u201cHow-to\u201d Tips Guaranteed to Increase Sales for Print-on-Demand and Self-Publishing Writers. <\/em><\/p>\n

Even my next book has quite a title (thanks to the publisher at Allworth\/Skyhorse). Promote Your Book, Over 250 Proven, Low-Cost Tips and Techniques for the Enterprising Author<\/em>. <\/p>\n

The award for the longest book title goes to Nigel Tomm for a book having a 650 word title. Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not going to repeat that title here.<\/p>\n

And then there are short titles\u2014mostly used for books of fiction. Stephen King has a new book called Ur<\/em>. But several authors over the years have used even shorter titles\u2014yes, one letter titles such as C, K<\/em>, and H<\/em>, etc. <\/p>\n

If you need help choosing a title for your book, consider using Lulu\u2019s title analyzer: http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/titlescorer\/index.php<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Rachel Gardner, in her March 3, 2010 blog post has some interesting and, perhaps, useful ideas for choosing a title for your book. http:\/\/cba-ramblings.blogspot.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Have you noticed how short fiction book titles are becoming and how long some nonfiction titles are? I am reviewing Dan Poynter\u2019s book, Self-Publishing Manual (volume 2), How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book Employing the Latest Technologies and the Newest Techniques. Sure is a long title, but this seems to be the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t