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Printing & publishing

The industry concerned with the preparation and distribution of printed material to the general public.

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Serif

Printing & publishing; Books

Serif is a typeface that has small strokes at the ends of individual letters.

separations

Printing & publishing; Books

Separations are decomposed color films used to print the individual colors that comprise an image or graphic.

SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Printing & publishing; Books

SEO is the process of naturally raising the visual profile of a site, usually by employing high-demand keywords or search phrases.

sell sheet

Printing & publishing; Books

A sell sheet is a single-page document that is used to inform sales representatives about a forthcoming book. The contents also may be used as a BLAD ("book layout and design" ...

self-publishing

Printing & publishing; Books

Self-publishing is the process in which an author publishes a book without the involvement or controls of a publisher, vanity press, on-demand publisher, or other third party.

woodfree

Printing & publishing; Books

Woodfree is paper made from chemical pulp. The process involves the chemical breakdown of wood fibers to change the paper's characteristics to reduce yellowing.

wholesale book distributor

Printing & publishing; Books

A wholesale book distributor represents publishers by actively selling their books into retail channels.