book excerpt
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A book excerpt is a passage selected from a longer work and presented separately—in a magazine, on a book jacket, or as promotional material.
Excerpts typically showcase compelling sections to entice readers: The magazine published an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir.
An excerpt differs from a summary in that it reproduces the author's actual words rather than condensing them.
- passageSegment of text
- chapterDivision of a book
- first chapterBook's introductory segment
- snippetSmall cut portion
- selectionChosen item or items
selected passages · pull quote · quote · preview · sneak peek · teaser · advance copy · sample · fragment · reading · read aloud · text · paragraph · page · novel · page turner · manuscript · prose
- excerptsextract, snippet, clip, passage, selection
- magazine contentarticle, editorial, feature, photoshoot, profile
- previewspreview, movie trailer, sneak peek, teaser, game demo
- book promotionpublicity tour, press release, press releases, giveaway, giveaways
- magazine insertsinserts, pull-outs, samples, product catalog, supplements
- Text sampleslorem ipsum, dummy text, pangram, boilerplate
book excerptfull text
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unabridged edition · complete edition · full version · entirety · omnibus edition
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