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How do I decide what the title of my book should be and how important is it?

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Host: How do I decide what the title of my book should be and how important is it?

Jim Frey: Probably, the two most important aspects for books that authors want to attempt to sell on the literary market place are at number one, the book title; and secondly, the cover, which we will talk about in a minute. You as the author are most familiar with the content of your book and what you are looking for is a title that can capture the person walking down the isle on a bookstore or looking on the internet that are short and sweet, that captures that potential reader's attention. So, don't have a multi-vein book title; make it as succinct and attractive to a potential book buyer as you possibly can. I can't understand the contents of the book as well as an author can. So I can't tell people how to title their books, but in a one word, two word, three word, four word title, especially inflection, something that's very directed and very short.

Expert: James Frey

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James V. Frey is the current owner of American Literary Press, a Baltimore, MD-based book publisher that has published books written by more than 1,300 first-time authors during the past 20 years.Jim is a Cum Laude graduate of Dartmouth College. Following graduation from Dartmouth, he served as a high school teacher in Southern New Hampshire. Subsequently, he spent 15 years with Xerox Corporation in various Sales More »