bookflap

Synopsis dust jacket

A bookflap is the folded portion of a book's dust jacket that tucks inside the front or back cover.

The front flap typically carries a synopsis or description of the book's contents, while the back flap often features biographical information about the author: I always read the bookflap before deciding whether to buy a novel.

content

blurb

Brief promotional text

author bio · praise · excerpt · teaser · description · tagline · hook · pitch · overview · testimonial

design

typography

Arranging letters for display

  • layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
  • foldBend onto itself
  • jacketSleeved upper-body covering

dust cover · spine · trim · font · whitespace · headshot · author photo · portrait · barcode · ISBN

publishing

marketing

Promoting goods to consumers

copywriting · acquisition · manuscript · galley · proof · advance · publicist · catalogue · metadata · trade

Opposites
book component location/structure

bookflapspine

Column of vertebrae

book cover · front cover · back cover · binding · pages

Family

book, flap, books, booked, booking, bookish, booklet, bookmarks, bookseller

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G