Publishing

Publishing

Publishing is the process of producing literature, music or information and making it available to the general public.

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Typographer

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A person who sets types, and arranges the process of printing from them. See compositor.

Soft offer

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A subscription offer that allows new or renewing subscribers to send no money up front. With soft offers, one issue will often be served, or "graced", prior to cancellation for non-payment. Also ...

Any book which is out of print, but may be revised or reprinted in a new edition (with a new ISBN) by the publisher at some future time to sustain copyright as a marketing strategy. See out of print, ...

Pluralia pantum

Printing & publishing; Publishing

Irregular nouns that are always plural; are not derived from a singular affect (eg: amends, annals, jitters, shenanigans, doldrums, delirium tremens, etc). See word, vocabulary.

Pointillism

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The application of primary colours painted in small dots and brush strokes laid proportionately on a neutral field, employed as a Neo-/Post-Impressionist technique. See stipple, colour build, colour ...

Volume rights

Printing & publishing; Publishing

The rights, usually negotiated with a publisher by an author or the author's agent, to publish a work in volume form, including hardcover, paperback, book club, and textbook editions. Volume rights ...

Co-op money

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A fee requested by a reading venue to pay for publicity of a reading (eg: advertisements in local newspapers, newsletters, or posters. Co-op money also refers to fees charged publishers for inclusion ...