Printing & publishing

Printing & publishing

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

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headpiece / head-piece

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A decoration, usually a printer's ornament or a small illustration, printed in the blank space above the beginning of the text of a book chapter or other subdivision; also called ...

octodecimo

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A book size of about 4 x 6 inches (10 x 16 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 18 leaves or 36 pages; symbol: 18mo. Also called eighteenmo. See sheet.

instant book

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A book published within weeks of an important event, to capitalize on popular interest in the subject. Because research requires time, works prepared in haste may lack depth of ...

vignette

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A decorative design or small illustration, as used on the title page to introduce a book, or to separate sections and chapters; derived "little vine", from decorative designs ...

broken carton

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A container, such as a carton of paper or books, from which some of the contents have been sold; also called "less carton".

mailing service

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A business, also called a "letter shop", that addresses, sorts, and bundles publication mailings according to postal regulatory standards. See UPC, bar code, indicia.

tailpiece / tail-piece

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A decoration, usually a printer's ornament or a small illustration, printed in the blank space at the end of a book chapter or other subdivision; also called "tail ornament". ...