Publishing

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