coverlines

Noun

coverline (plural coverlines)

1. A line of text on the front cover of a magazine, briefly describing and promoting the content.
   • “The optimum number of coverlines on a real life title is seven,” he says. “But Chat’s design enables it to run one more than that, giving it a real advantage, one more hook to pull readers in.”2010 November 22, Peter Genower, “Today’s covers - reader focused, brand aware - and hard, hard sell”, in InPublishing