Blurbs in E-Books

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I did already post this in one group. Hope it's okay to post again--I'm not sure how much the group members intersect.

I follow a lot of book reviews/bloggers on Twitter so I can catch titles new to me for reading, but also as a soon-to-be-self-pubbed author, too. A couple weeks ago, I spotted a tweet from one (can't recall who it was exactly) that said something along the lines of: if any publishers are listening, it might be helpful to get the blurb INSIDE the published E-Book.

As I'm going to be formatting my own work soon (YIKES!), this got me thinking about whether or not I should include it.
I mean, how many times do folk flip back to the blurb to check what it says when a story takes an unexpected twist? I know I have.
Would you, as readers, find it useful to have the blurb to hand when reading an E-Book? Also, whereabouts in the book would it be most effective? Front? Back?

Any and all thoughts welcome.

Cheers.

Anne Carver
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[J.A.]

I vote for yes. Though I'm on the fence about where would be best. If it's at the front, it could be awkward on Kindle because of the % system, especially as the exact location would be a pain to find if it's located between copyright and title page. At least if it's right at the very back, you can click to go directly to it. You'd just have to take note of the location you're leaving to head back and check.