| 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. |
