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| Acquisition Editors- |
The person at a publishing company in charge of reviewing and rating incoming manuscripts for possible publication and then supervise the publication process.
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| Advance- |
The sum paid to the author in anticipation of royalty earnings.
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| American Booksellers Association (ABA)- |
Association is a not-for-profit trade organization devoted to meeting
the needs of its core members - independently owned bookstores with
store front locations - through advocacy, education, research, and
information dissemination
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| Appendix- |
Supplementary materials printed at the end of the general text.
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| Audience- |
The group most likely to be interested in the subject matter
of the book.
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| Back Matter- |
The section after the body of the text and may include the endnotes, index, bibliography, author biography, etc.
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| Bar Code- |
A system of stripes and bars printed on the back cover of a book. Used universally in the book industry for automated ordering and inventory systems.
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| Binding- |
The process if affixing pages together in a single bound book.
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| Blueline- |
The proof sheet(s) of a books revealed in bluish ink that shows exactly how the pages or cover of a book will look when it is printed.
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| Blurb- |
Abbreviated, positive review of the book or the author often appearing on the back cover or in front matter.
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| Book- |
A bound publication of 49 or more pages that is not a magazine or periodical.
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| BookExpo America (BEA)- |
formerly known as the American Booksellers Association Convention & Trade Exhibit, is an education forum, a center
of rights activity and the meeting place for the entire publishing industry.
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| CIP- |
Cataloging in Publication. The bibliographic information supplied by the Library of Congress and printed on the copyright page.
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| Clip Art- |
Generic graphics that can be "clipped out" and used for illustrations. Available on the Internet and software programs for not charge.
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| Content Edit- |
An edit of a book that checks the flow of the text, its organization, continuity and content.
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