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Glossary of Book Terms
A Advance Reading Copy (ARC)A copy for reviewers and/or booksellers, usually bound in paperwraps and usually with either the finished cover art or possibly trial cover art. Generally, this copy...
A Guide to Understanding Bindings
The binding of a book describes the material that is used to make the upper (front) and lower (back) covers. Books are bound in all manner of materials including...
Used Book Condition Guide
Learn about the terms used by sellers to describe used, rare and antiquarian books. From As New to Reading Copy, our guide to book conditions describes how used and rare...
A Guide to Book Sizing
A book's format refers to the shape and dimensions of the physical book. When browsing bookseller catalogs and listings on the Internet, the terms and abbreviations used to describe book...