Definitions for BLURB
blɜrbblurb

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. endorsement, indorsement, blurbnoun

   a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

   "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. blurbnoun

   A short description of a book, film, musical work, or other product written and used for promotional purposes.

2. blurbverb

   To write or quote something in a blurb

3. Etymology: Coined by American humorist Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) on a book dust jacket at a trade association dinner in 1907. It said “YES, this is a “BLURB”!” and featured a (fictitious) “Miss Belinda Blurb” shown calling out, described as “in the act of blurbing”.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Blurb

   A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work. It may be written by the author or publisher or quote praise from others. Blurbs were originally printed on the back or rear dust jacket of a book, and are now also found on web portals and news websites. A blurb may introduce a newspaper or a book.

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1. blurb

   A blurb is a short description or summary, typically used for promotional purposes. It often refers to the text about a book, film, or other product, written by the publisher or marketer and found on the cover or in advertisements, meant to pique interest or explain the product's content or theme.

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Blurb

   A blurb is a short summary or promotional piece accompanying a creative work. The word was coined in 1907 by American humorist Gelett Burgess. It may refer to the text on the back of a book but can also be seen on DVD and video cases, web portals and news websites. A blurb may introduce a newspaper or magazine feature story.

CrunchBaseRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Blurb

   Blurb is a startup that allows anyone to create customized books (as in, a real, tangible book that you can hold). Using the company’s BookSmart software (Mac and PC), users can create photo books, portfolios, business books, wedding books, blog books and more. Books can either be created for self-use or shared, marketed and sold at cost or for profit in Blurb’s online bookstore. Blurb authors get to keep 100% of the book’s mark-up.In October of 2007, the company introduced features that let users collaboratively create books and share photos.Blurb initially launched in May of 2006 with a tool to turn your blog into a book. The service has since been expanded. Many of Blurb’s competitors like Lulu and iUniverse tend to focus on creating books out of manuscripts, rather that photo-oriented books. Picaboo appears to be Blurb’s closest competitor.

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1. • Promotion

How to pronounce BLURB?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BLURB in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BLURB in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BLURB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of BLURB in a Sentence

1. Michael Briggs:

   What Senator Sanders said in that book blurb is absolutely true, the next president must do everything possible to reinvigorate American democracy and get working people to stand up for their interests. This country, under the outstanding leadership of President Obama and Vice President Biden, has come a very long way since President Bush left office.

2. Daniel Handler:

   I'm only writing a book about a black girl who is allergic to watermelon if I get a blurb from you, Cornell West, Toni Morrison, and Barack Obama saying this guy's OK.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BLURB
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blurb
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blurb
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BLURB
6. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/blurb