#publishingterms - Twitter Hashtag

over 2 years ago

Tuesday Trivia: The Literary Dance of Recto and Verso The terms "recto" and "verso" might not be commonly known outside publishing and design circles, yet they play a fundamental role in the anatomy of a book. What are Recto and Verso? #BookDesign #RectoVerso #PublishingTerms

LeadersPress's tweet photo. Tuesday Trivia: The Literary Dance of Recto and Verso

The terms "recto" and "verso" might not be commonly known outside publishing and design circles, yet they play a fundamental role in the anatomy of a book. What are Recto and Verso?

#BookDesign #RectoVerso #PublishingTerms https://t.co/d3gvRWEEsk

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Leaders Press @LeadersPress

over 2 years ago

Tuesday Trivia: The Slush Pile If you are an aspiring writer who wants to get published, you may have heard of the term “slush pile”. But what does it mean and why you'd want to avoid it? #PublishingTips #SlushPileSecrets #GetPublished #WritingAdvice #PublishingTerms

LeadersPress's tweet photo. Tuesday Trivia: The Slush Pile

If you are an aspiring writer who wants to get published, you may have heard of the term “slush pile”. But what does it mean and why you'd want to avoid it?

#PublishingTips #SlushPileSecrets #GetPublished #WritingAdvice #PublishingTerms https://t.co/dmPK87T7Hl

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Teresa Robeson 何顥思 @TeresaRobeson

over 4 years ago

Another fascinating, and helpful, explanation from @QueryShark - https://t.co/Gwln5jnY8B #publishingterms

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Arkbound @arkbounduk

over 5 years ago

#publishingterms AA or AC (author's alteration/correction); changes made to a text/book by the author after it's gone to print for the first time; often the author is required to pay for these changes due to the extra expense incurred at this stage #learnmore #publishing #writing

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Arkbound @arkbounduk

over 5 years ago

#publishingterms BACKLIST; a list of the older book titles still in print by a publisher (as opposed to the FRONTLIST, the list of a publisher's newly published books) #learnmore #publishing #writing

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Arkbound @arkbounduk

over 5 years ago

#publishingterms ELEVATOR PITCH; a short book pitch that succinctly covers what the book is about and encourages interest in the material; in theory, the book pitch should be the length of an elevator ride #learnmore #publishing #writing

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Arkbound @arkbounduk

over 5 years ago

#publishingterms MARKETING FEE; promotion and marketing expenses for written material is sometimes charged by literary agents or editors. This could include radio ads, social media ads, and front-of-store placement in bookstores among others #learnmore #publishing #writing

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Arkbound @arkbounduk

over 5 years ago

#publishingterms FLYLEAF (plural: flyleaves); the blank page(s) at the beginning of a book; sometimes the author's name and book title will be printed on it #learnmore #publishing #writing

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Arkbound @arkbounduk

over 5 years ago

#publishingterms MOCK-UP; the draft or prototype version of a book presented physically or digitally to give an idea of what the final copy will look like; from the French word, 'maquette', meaning 'model' #learnmore #publishing #writing

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Arkbound @arkbounduk

over 5 years ago

#publishingterms IMPRINT; the trade name under which a publisher publishes their digital and print titles. A publishing company can use multiple imprints, i.e. Penguin Random House run c. 275 imprints including Penguin Books, Puffin Books and DK #learnmore #publishing #writing

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Arkbound @arkbounduk

over 5 years ago

#publishingterms BOOK ADVANCE or ADVANCE AGAINST ROYALTIES; money paid up-front to the writer before they publish their work; the publisher then earns this back through royalties once the book is published #learnmore #publishing #writingterms

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Arkbound @arkbounduk

over 5 years ago

#PublishingTerms GHOSTWRITER; a writer hired to provide written work (including books, articles, speeches, songs, etc.) but remains uncredited upon publication, instead credit goes to the company or person who hired them #learnmore #accessiblepublishing #publishing #writingtip

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Arkbound @arkbounduk

over 5 years ago

#PublishingTerms COPYRIGHT; ownership of creative work set out in a publishing agreement that prevents further publication or use of the work without the owner's permission; often noted in the first few pages of a published work #learnmore #accessiblepublishing #publishing

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John Joseph Adams @JohnJosephAdams

over 6 years ago

Because it just came up: Some books are printed with "Deckled Edges" or with a "Rough Front." Why? TL;DR: Used to be a limitation of printing presses, and then became a sign of prestige. https://t.co/OZIGEgVytO #PublishingTerms

JohnJosephAdams's tweet photo. Because it just came up:

Some books are printed with "Deckled Edges" or with a "Rough Front." Why? TL;DR: Used to be a limitation of printing presses, and then became a sign of prestige.
https://t.co/OZIGEgVytO

#PublishingTerms https://t.co/WJwkHqzNTE

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cdorman @looneyfilberts

over 6 years ago

#amwriting #writingcommunity #publishingterms 100 Common Publishing Terms | Writer's Digest https://t.co/ATr5MtuZIa via @WritersDigest

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Brave Publicity @bravepublicity

over 7 years ago

Bibliobibuli: This term refers to those who read too much. The term was coined in 1957 by H.L Mencken, from the Greek word 'biblio', meaning books and the Latin 'bibulous' from 'bibere' (to drink). #BravePublicity #BraveSPEED #Brave #Publicity #PublishingTerms #Lexes #BraveLexes