Reviving Your Backlist Titles – Production, Part 1

Step 5 – Production — Front and Back Materials

Continuing our series on reviving your backlist titles, you’ll want to add front and back materials to your manuscript. What should this include?

Front Materials

Minimize the front end of things so when the reader clicks on Look Inside at Amazon, he gets to see the text of your work right away. You don’t want him scrolling through pages of other material and losing interest. Here are some items you might place in front:

Copyright Page—Insert the ISBN number for your ebook or print edition. Add the logo for your imprint, if you have one.

Table of Contents

Cast of Characters

Foreword

Maps or Family Trees

List of Books in Series

Book Description

Review Quotes

Back Materials

This is your chance to add bonus materials for the reader, such as:

Author’s Note

About the Author

Books by Author with Series Listing

Call to Action (i.e. ask for reviews; ask reader to sign up for your newsletter)

Vendor-Specific Buy Links

Reader Discussion Guide

Deleted Scenes

Excerpt from your Next Work or another title in your repertoire

Coming Next: Cover Design, Formatting, and Uploads

If you’ve missed this series, catch up now:

Reviving Your Backlist Titles – Revisions

Reviving Your Backlist Titles – Updating the Work

Reviving Your Backlist Titles – Manuscript Preparation

Reviving Your Backlist Titles – Legalities

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