Mouse and Dragon Poll: May Contain Spoilers!

[rolanni]

This poll asks you to read something and then answer some questions. Please feel free to leave opinions and observations in comments.

Part One:
Aelliana Caylon has escaped her abusive family. She's found love in her starship co-pilot--a man who turns out to be the leader of Korval, the most powerful clan of the Liaden Universe®. But destiny never intended an easy life for Aelliana. Insidious  forces within the empire are determined that a new line of Korval heirs be destroyed and that Clan Korval itself be blasted to interplanetary dust. The fight for the future of the Liaden Universe® is on, and one heroine is determined to protect her family and her soulmate at all costs!


Part Two:
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Comments

Marketing

[(Anonymous)]

A common thread of these replies seems to be a grudging acceptance that some inaccuracy and oversimplification in the synopsis may be necessary to sell books. Just out of curiousity, is there any effort spent to determine whether one synopsis is better than another for selling books ?

Also, a publisher may do well to write synopses that induce readers to buy the book (the publisher's measure of success) rather than enjoy the book.

Like many things in life, some actual data would be interesting. I have no connection to the publishing industry, so can't speak to their practices. In a web based sales environment, it would be quite common to put up two synopses, randomly present them and see which did better. Book jackets are less easy to change than web pages.

Bob