Back Matter (End Matter (EM, em))
Counterpart of front matter. Any material, such as appendixes, notes, references, glossary or index, coming after the chapters of a book.
Back-of-the-Room Sales
Sales made at a book table or booth that is set up at an event. Often when an author is speaking or participating in a conference or panel discussion, that author's books are on sale, usually at a table at the back of the auditorium or in the hallway.
Bleed
To bleed means to extend outside the normal trim area of a book's page. A bleed is a bar, illustration, rule or other element that extends outside the trim area. Such elements have ink that is visible on the edge of the page in the bound book.
Blogging
A blog is an online journal (a shortened form of Web log). Blogging is writing in one's blog.
Book Block
PDF files that comprise all book content except the cover.
Book Club
Commercial enterprise that offers periodical (often monthly) selections of books to its paid membership. Special book club editions of books may have a different binding or size from standard issue books from the same publisher.
Brick-and-Mortar Retailer
Retailer who sells products in a store. The term is often used to show the contrast between e-tailers (online sellers) and those who sell their products at a walk-in location.
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