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AA—author’s alterations. Changes by author during the typesetting or printing process and charged to the author, as opposed to a “printer’s error” (PE) on typeset galleys.
ABA—American Booksellers Association. A trade association of major publishers and booksellers.
ABI form—Advance Book Information form. A form filed by publisher with Bowker, which uses the information to list books in their directories, such as Books In Print.
Accounts receivable—money owed a company by credit customers.
Acid-free—characteristic of most paper stock now so it will not yellow, has greater strength, and will not deteriorate for two hundred years.
Acknowledgment—the author’s expressed appreciation to those who helped in producing the book. Usually a part of a book’s front matter.
Acquisition editor—person in a publishing house who is responsible for acquiring new manuscripts.
Acquisition librarian—the librarian who orders new library books.
Adoptions—books accepted for use as textbooks in schools and universities.
Advance—money paid an author before a book’s publication. An advance installment against royalties.
Advance Reading Copy (ARC)—a copy of the book issued prior to publication date and sent to reviewers and influential individuals for testimonials or to influential booksellers.
Afterword—part of a book’s back matter. The author’s parting remarks to the reader.
AKA—also known as. A term referring to another name used for self-promotion or advertising agency business.
ALA—American Library Association. The trade association of libraries.
Anthology—a collection of writings by several authors published as a single work.
Antiquarian bookseller—one who specializes in buying and selling old or rare books.
Appendix—that part of a book’s back matter that includes lists of resources or other specialized reference material.
Artwork—a catchall phrase of book production that refers to a photograph, illustration, chart, graph, or ornament—anything other than straight text.
As told to—a book produced by a writer in collaboration with a nonwriter, the latter often a celebrity. Credits the writer as coauthor: e.g., The Story of My Life by Famous Person as told to Pro Writer.
ASCII text file—American Standard Code for Information Interchange. The worldwide standard format for text files in computers and on the Internet.
Autograph party—a gathering, usually at a bookstore, where the author signs customers’ books.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z
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Many thanks to the glossary's authors Tom and Marilyn Ross. Copyright 2006.
Marilyn and Tom Ross co-founded SPAN and are the authors of the classic bestseller, The Complete Guide to Self-Publishing, from which this article is adapted. Click here to learn more, or call 800-331-8355 And for additional information visit www.CommunicationCreativity.com/g |
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