The Dictionary of Publishing Terms: What Every Writer Needs to Know uses simple language to explain the words most often used in publishing. It’s the must-have book to help all writers understand publishing lingo. From ISBN and index, to gutter and greyscale, the professional terms and book elements you need to know are finally in one place, organized as you would find them in a real book. Just start at the beginning and there’s the information—where you need it, when you need it. A workbook, dictionary and guide – all in one.
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Table of Contents
SECTION ONE: Before the book… comes the story
Chapter 1: The Manuscript 1
Chapter 2: Burning Questions About Self-Publishing 5
SECTION TWO: The Inside
Chapter 3: Front Matter (facts and flattery) 9
Chapter 4: The Middle (body, core, text) 13
Chapter 5: Back Matter (the extra information) 15
SECTION THREE: Technical
Chapter 6: Printing 17 •
Chapter 7: Paper 21
Chapter 8: Formatting 25
Chapter 9: Interior Layout 29
Chapter 10: Color & Graphics 33
Chapter 11: Electronic Files 37
SECTION FOUR: The Outside
Chapter 12: The Physical Book (bookbinding) 39
SECTION FIVE: The Book Folks
Chapter 13: The Professionals 47
SECTION SIX: More Need-To-Know Words
Chapter 14: Marketing 53
Chapter 15: Finally it’s all about you… The Author 57
Chapter 16: The Transition (text after the main text) 61
SECTION SEVEN: The Home Stretch
Chapter 17: Elements of Back Matter 65
Chapter 18: The Back Matter of this book 69
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