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© copyright |
n. exclusive, legal right of an
author to the publication of his work - also v. |
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author |
n. the person who writes or
originates something (book, article, poem etc) |
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bind |
v. [bound, bound] to put
pages of a book together after printing - binding n.
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blurb |
n. short, promotional
description of a book usually printed on its jacket |
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chapter |
n. one of the main divisions or
sections of a book |
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contents |
n. table of contents list
of chapters etc at front of book |
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edit |
v. to check, modify and
generally prepare written material for publication - editor n.
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fiction |
n. writing that describes
imaginary events & people - fictional adj. see
non-fiction |
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front cover |
n. first, outside part of a
book’s jacket carrying the title, author’s name etc |
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hardback |
n. a book with hard, stiff
covers made of board - also adj. |
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index |
n. alphabetical list of words,
names etc at end of book with page numbers - also v.
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inside front cover |
n. front flap of the book’s
jacket, sometimes carrying the blurb - IFC abbr. |
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jacket |
n. the protective paper cover
supplied with most hardbacks - dust jacket n. |
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non-fiction |
n. writing about real,
unimagined events [eg: history, biography etc] - see fiction |
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paperback |
n. a book with soft, flexible
covers made of paper or card - also adj. |
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spine |
n. the part of a book’s jacket
that usually faces outwards on a shelf |
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title |
n. the name of a book, chapter,
poem etc |
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title page |
n. the page of a book (usually
the 3rd) that carries the title in large type |
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type |
n. printing type system
of letters (a, b, c etc) for printing text - typeface n.
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typeset |
v. [-set, -set] to set in
type [eg: to change handwriting to type] - also adj.
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