Books

Books

Books are physical sets of written, printed, illustrated or blanks pages bound together usually at one side.

Industry: Printing & publishing

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Author's Copies

Printing & publishing; Books

Author's copies are complimentary books given to an author as part of their publishing contract. providing ten free copies is typical, but more copies may be negotiated.

Author Corrections

Printing & publishing; Books

Author corrections are the changes make by an author makes to the text at the proofing stage. Some contracts require that the author pay for a percentage of the cost for making such late changes.

backlist titles

Printing & publishing; Books

Backlist titles are books that have been published about six months earlier. The backlist, which is usually found less predominantly in a publisher's catalog or online, is the lifeblood of most ...

Back matter is additional information, such as the appendix, bibliography, index, notes, and other references. Back matter typically appears after the last chapter of the book but occasionally at the ...

back orders

Printing & publishing; Books

Back orders are the accumulation of all book pre-sales prior to printing.

back-of-the-room sales

Printing & publishing; Books

Back-of-the-room sales are direct-to-consumer non-bookstore sales made at special events where the author is the host, speaker, or a guest.

barcode

Printing & publishing; Books

A barcode is comprised of lines of varying width contained in a small box. Barcodes are typically found on the back covers of books (and on many other products). An optical scanner reads the lines to ...