Binding: hardbound (hardback) or softcover (paperback) cover
The spine is the binding that joins the front and rear covers where the pages hinge. Flyleaf: The blank leaf or leaves following the front endpaper Paperbacks
Spine
Hardbacks
Fiction: a work of imagination, not true. Leatherbound: covered with leather.
Non Fiction : real, a true account.
ribbon bookmark bound into book binding
Best Seller: a book that sells rapidly in large numbers
Structure of a book
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1. Belly band 2. Flap 3. Endpaper 4. Book cover 5. Top edge 6. Fore edge 7. Tail edge 8. Right page, recto 9. Left page, verso 10. Gutter
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Blurb: Promotional material, tells about the story. C O O K I N G F O R A C R O W D
Author information can be given also. Series Information: Other titles in this series are listed. Author : Writes the words. Illustrator: Draws the pictures. Publisher: Prepares the printed material for sale or distribution.
Printer: Puts words or pictures onto paper by machine
This book is a paperback fiction. It is a short novel. It has 10 Chapters. There are 77 pages.
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Publisher
ISBN: International Standard Book Number: Unique numeric commercial book identifier.
Copyright page: typically verso of title page: shows copyright owner/date, credits, edition/printing, cataloguing details
ANSWER KEY
Look at this title page and supply the missing information: What is the title? Australian Reptiles and Amphibians Who wrote the book? Leonard Cronin Who did the art work? Nicola Oram, Barbara Duckworth, Mike Gorman, and Marion Westmacott Who published the book? Envirobook Where and when was it published? In Australia, in 2001. Who is the copyright holder? Leonard Cronin Is it fiction or nonfiction? Nonfiction Hardback or softcover? Soft cover / Paperback (pbk) Is it part of a series? Which? Yes. The Key Guide Series What useful tool does the book include? An index
Parts of a Book Worksheet Name ________________________________________________ For this assignment, get a Reference book from the shelf to look at. Work by a process of elimination. Complete the ones you know for sure, then ask if you get stuck.
Match the numbered definition with its term: 1. Blank pages pasted inside the front and back covers of a book. 2. A full page illustration facing the title page. 3. A page containing a complete title, complete name or names of authors, place of publication and publisher. 4. Usually on the back side of the title page that provides dates of publishing history. 5. Provides a listing of chapter titles, subtitles and their page numbers. 6. A section at the beginning of a book that often serves as an introduction to the body of the work. 7. Contains additional material that supplements main portions of the book. 8. Alphabetical list of all the main topics or terms and page numbers where they can be found. 9. A dictionary of terms used in the book. 10. A listing of materials the author consulted while preparing the book.
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3. subject matter of a book 5. list of references at the end of a book 7. additional information supplementing the text 8. international standard book number
1. inscription in a book in someone's honor 2. an explanatory section of a book 4. exclusive right of ownership given to an author 6. gives an alphabetical listing of book contents
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introduction
bibliography
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dedication
index
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