THE "A" GLOSSARY
Terms beginning with A
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Acknowledgments
1) Recognition or honor given to people who have influenced the book being published or who have made a difference in the life of the author. 2) Section of a book containing such recognition.
Acquisitions Board
Group of people who work for a publisher, who make decisions about what books to accept for publication
Advance Print Run
Printing of a book completed before the book's official release date.
Appendix
Part of book that follows a chapter (end-of-chapter appendix) or, more commonly, that comes after all the chapters (end-of-book appendix). An appendix contains supplemental material, such as tables or source material, which does not conveniently fit into a chapter.
Attachment
Computer file that travels with an e-mail message.