Importance of a book description

I'm starting to get the feeling the book needs a description that really pulls people in and gets them curious enough to purchase. Duh, right?

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I assumed that we'd have a lot of interest right off the bat because we had so many people involved and I didn't spend too much time thinking of a detailed description, because I figured nearly everyone checking the page would know exactly what it was about - either being one of the authors, or friends/family of theirs.

Of all the things I put together in this project, the description is one that I know for sure falls short. I've made various revisions and changes along the way but I've yet to find the perfect fit.

I'm working on an update now, which I believe is a better - but still not perfect - description. My next step beyond this version will be to give a brief insight into each of the 50 stories in the book. Hopefully that will give it a full and interesting introduction that will get some people to click buy.

Here's the current go at it:

"A collection of unexplained paranormal experiences, Paranormal America takes you all across the country where it finds everyday people in each state with something truly remarkable to share.

Inside you'll read stories of meddling ghosts moving items around their houses and apartments. You'll read about alien abductions and missing time linked with unexplained dreams. Others have seen creatures they can't explain or witnessed dark figures with ominous intentions. Even some tales of demonic possession or inanimate objects that take on a presence are to be found in the mix. In an exceptionally rare case, you'll read about a father who connects with a child he thought lost in a previous life.

There are truly no exceptions to the strange and unexplained phenomena these people have seen in their lives. Read about the events that often times changed their lives and opened their minds! "


Edit:

While I'd like to come up with something better, I haven't had the time to sit down and make it happen. The idea I have is to go through each of the 50 stories and come up with a quick line describing each story. Perhaps an interesting quote from each of them to get people curious.

Going through and reading the 220 page book again will take some time, so the description above will have to work for the time being. :)