Publishing

1copyrightn. exclusive, legal right of an author to the publication of his work - also v.
2authorn. the person who writes or originates something (book, article, poem etc)
3bindv. [bound, bound] to put pages of a book together after printing - binding n.
4blurbn. short, promotional description of a book usually printed on its jacket
5chaptern. one of the main divisions or sections of a book
6contentsn. table of contents list of chapters etc at front of book
7editv. to check, modify and generally prepare written material for publication -editor n.
8fictionn. writing that describes imaginary events & people - fictional adj. see non-fiction
9front covern. first, outside part of a book's jacket carrying the title, author's name etc
10hardbackn. a book with hard, stiff covers made of board - also adj.
11indexn. alphabetical list of words, names etc at end of book with page numbers -also v.
12inside front covern. front flap of the book's jacket, sometimes carrying the blurb - IFC abbr.
13jacketn. the protective paper cover supplied with most hardbacks - dust jacket n.
14non-fictionn. writing about real, unimagined events [eg: history, biography etc] - see fiction
15paperbackn. a book with soft, flexible covers made of paper or card - also adj.
16spinen. the part of a book's jacket that usually faces outwards on a shelf
17titlen. the name of a book, chapter, poem etc
18title pagen. the page of a book (usually the 3rd) that carries the title in large type
19typen. printing type system of letters (a, b, c etc) for printing text - typeface n.
20typesetv. [-set, -set] to set in type [eg: to change handwriting to type] - also adj.