Hardcover books, also known as case bound books, are all about showcasing quality. Homophones, basic punctuation, and an assortment of silly and unusual words are also included to delineate the eighteen sections of the book. The words are poetic but i feel that they can still be understood by young children. Books with great back cover texts usually go up in high sales. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Youll use the word count in your word document to calculate book page count. The 150 to 200 words youll choose to place on your books back cover might just be the most important words in your entire book project. I suggest starting with the first section and then moving on to the other puzzles after you feel confident that you can tackle them. It is a large hardback book over a4 in size, and the gold lettering and eye. The word list is also provided at the bottom of each worksheet so.
The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. Hard cover book printing where printing a book has never. Back of a book crossword answers, clues, definition. Aug 05, 2019 for most publishers, a book is novellength when its between 50,000 and 110,000 words.
Back in 2009, the millions started its difficult books seriesdevoted to identifying the hardest and most frustrating books ever written, as well as what made them so hard and frustrating. Ive read it to a 4 year old and she had a lot of questions as i read but i think that is what makes this book great. As a publisher who has laid out dozens of books for printinga 50,000 word manuscript should end up somewhere between 180 and 220 pages. As you may already know, createspace and kdp are printondemand distribution services that can hanldle making your paperback books. This is a very readable little book containing all those irritating obscure words one meets but never really get to know. I had an up close and personal pass to the private suffering from the public humiliation of the man i loved.
Mini softcover matte photo books with thick, layflat pages. Ioba book terminology independent online booksellers. Make sure your word count is around 100,000, says the literary agent. Create your own stories or poems by combining words, images, and ideas. Paperbacks can be the preferred medium when a book is not expected to be a major seller. Shop for it stephen king hardcover online at target. Aug, 2015 the hundredandfifty words youll place on your back cover are arguably the most important words in your entire book.
What is the summary written on the cover at the back of a. Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for back of a book spine we hope that the following list of synonyms for the word spine will help you to finish your crossword today. Read it,know it, use it by bramwell, david and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Summary and synopsis are also used but, in my experience, are used only in. The main character is named zoe, and so is her mysterious friend. By most peoples standards, 40,000 words would be pretty short for a novel. Nonfiction back cover copy for nonfiction, establishing yourself as an expert and differentiating your book from the others written about the same topic will help sell your book. Back to school hard word scramble book this hard word scramble features back to school words to unscramble and a picture of a book to color. This is an awardwinning hard copy book with words by robert macfarlane and gorgeous illustrations by jackie morris. Macfarlane about the lost words including robert reading aloud of some of the books magical nature spells. The word scramble is printable and the scrambled words change each time you visit. Difference between hardcover and paperback difference.
A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible book s value more than 50%, and make it harder to find a buyer. In my own words i offer my truths without filters, adlibs or edits. This super hard word scramble features back to school words to unscramble and a picture of a book to color. Hardcover and paperback are two types of books and bookbinding processes. Jan, 2016 james joyce died 75 years ago this week, leaving a lifetime of books beloved by many.
Aug 07, 2008 the hard front and back covers of a book are called the boards. A paperback, also known as a softcover or softback, is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. Sep 17, 2014 book cover or book board the front and back covers of books are often referred to as book covers or book boards as they are often made of bookbinding board and cover the book. Entertaining to peruse and a great means of expanding your vocabulary. Jess and leslie spend their free time playing in the fantasy land of terabithia. Hard cover book printing at book1one, we use the highest quality materials in our hard cover book printing process. Each lost word is conjured back to importance through roberts powerful spells. Before writing your back book blurb, choose 35 of the bestselling books in your genre and make a note of stylistic similarities. Fleeing to america to escape the vietnam war, ha and her family end up in alabama, where they must adapt to a new culture. There are the hard word searches with 3039 hidden words, the very hard word searches with 4049 words youll need to find, and the extremely hard word searches with 50 or more hidden words. Im a published novelist, and i participate in several writing groups and online communities. Blind stamped, tooled, or embossed impressed into paper or binding material without color or gilding, leaving an impression only boards the front and back covers of a hardcover book, today typically a cardboard base covered with cloth, paper, or leather book club edition bce, bomc, etc. Joint the joint of a book is the small groove which runs vertically down the book itself between the book boards book cover and the spine.
Back to school super hard word scramble book this super hard word scramble features back to school words to unscramble and a picture of a book to color. These copies will usually have the words book club edition printed on the bottom right corner of the front flap of the dust wrapper. The basic assumption that underlies typical reading instruction in many schools is that learning to read is a natural process, much like learning to talk. Book club edition bc, bce a separate edition of a book usually printed especially for a book club such as the book of the month club or the literary guild.
This page brings back any words that contain the word or letter you enter from a large scrabble dictionary. Wordsearch puzzle books for adults entertainment large print paperbacklarge print at walmart and save. Our new premium lustre lay flat photo book features thick pages with a glossy, subtle sheen that will make your photos pop with color. Read it,know it, use it hardcover august 1, 2008 by david bramwell author 4. On the other hand, a paperback also goes by the names softback and soft cover. Art, verse, and nature are combined with entertaining elegance in the lost words.
A ghost story by pam conrad is a very well written and cliffhanger filled book. Fantastic offers on quality books, collections, audio cds and more exclusive to. After the book title and front cover, the back cover is the next thing readers look at when deciding whether to make a purchase. The lost words by jackie morris, robert macfarlane waterstones. Hardback definition of hardback by the free dictionary. Nov 23, 2015 the 150 to 200 words youll choose to place on your books back cover might just be the most important words in your entire book project. Done correctly, the backcover copy is the primary ad for your book.
The lost words by robert macfarlane 9780241253588hardback. The word list is also provided at the bottom of each worksheet so that you can check your answers. First of all, find your word count in word by opening your document and looking at the bottom left of your screen. On the upper end, a novel over 110,000 words is considered an epic. The third example shows how part of the back cover copy the author bio, in this case can show up on the inside flap of a hard cover book. Roughly how many pages would 50,000 words produce in a. With a sleek, sturdy look and prominent sizing, they instantly pique curiosity and stand out on the bookshelf. Give it to a child to bring back the magic of language and its scope jeanette winterson, guardian the most beautiful and thought provoking book ive read this.
Many have become collectible due to the designer or owner. Back cover copy includes the book summary and author bio. Youll end up with a book thats hard to hold and not that pleasant to read, and thats not a good outcome. Browse the pages to discover words you dont know or find a new facet of the ones you do. Calculate book page count using word count for book design. And while the words are the most important part of your back book blurb, youll also want to make sure the layout looks nice too so if you use book mockups that show the back of your book, youll have a front and back book cover that looks seamless, professional, and eyecatching. Is james joyces ulysses the hardest novel to finish. A boring back cover text will cause the reader to lose interest and put the book back on the shelf. To create this article, 25 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. For most publishers, a book is novellength when its between 50,000 and 110,000 words. Kids must be explicitly taught how to connect sounds with letters.
I share my struggle with what seemed an unforgiving storm of tests of my faith. We get so caught up in delivering an enthralling story or a big idea. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. A list of words that contain book, and words with book in them. The covers on our hard cover books are made with 98 pt. Toya wright publishing in my own wordsmy real reality.
Sep 10, 2018 the basic assumption that underlies typical reading instruction in many schools is that learning to read is a natural process, much like learning to talk. Book cover or book board the front and back covers of books are often referred to as book covers or book boards as they are often made of bookbinding board and cover the book. The author leaves you wanting to read the second book because the first on was so good. But decades of scientific research has revealed that reading doesnt come naturally. Writers use the term blurb to describe the text on the back of the book. Thats the level where publishers may suggest dividing a story into multiple volumes. A hardcover book is also called a hardback or hardbound. Understanding book layouts and page margins joel, thanks a ton for. The typical books wordsperpage count tends to range between 225 and 275an average of 250. Ready to take on the task of getting your book manuscript published. Paperback editions of books are issued when a publisher decides to release a book in a lowcost format. The hard front and back covers of a book are called the boards.
Generally, 50,000 would be considered the minimum word count, and ideally a novel should be over 70,000 words. The lost words is a beautiful book and an important one. Hard cover book printing book1one where printing a book. But theres no option for printondemand hardcover books within createspace or kdp, which forces us to look elsewhere. At a writers conference i recently attended, publishing veteran jane friedman said 80,000 words is good for most fiction, below 60,000 isnt novel length territory, and above 120,000 is likely too much. Its important for writers to market while they write to make each part of their book sell copies. Then ensure you incorporate them into your back book jacket blurb. In contrast, hardcover or hardback books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, plastic or leather. Hardcover books are also designed for durability, making them a valuable addition to any readers collection. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible books value more than 50%, and make it harder to find a buyer. Manuscripts under 50,000 or over 200,000 words dont meet the common book industry standards so aim for the general target of 100,000 words. A book to make you think and feel, this is an important, beautiful, spellbinding treasure. How to make a hard cover for a paperback book with pictures. This large, quality hardcover allows words and watercolour to shine and results in a work that can be left open at any page to stunning effect.
Weve arranged the synonyms in length order so that they are easier to find. Its not writing the book but writing the back cover text. The hundredandfifty words youll place on your back cover are arguably the most important words in your entire book. The lost words by robert macfarlane, jackie morris. Failure to realize the value of the back cover seems to equate with the failure to realize that the text for the finished back cover can always be changed before the printing of the book. The pages at the beginning and end of a book are called the endpapers or the. Jan 08, 2018 total number of words in your word document divided by number of words per book page your page count so far then add in all the extra pages for your front matter, back matter, images, chapter titles, and partsection openers see method 1, above. I wrote to your customer service asking about the choice of fonts and they wrote back, spark utilizes times new roman because its a 2 way template. We also have lists of words that end with book, and words that start with book.
Jul 24, 2019 wikihow is a wiki, similar to wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are cowritten by multiple authors. David has written books on subjects ranging from difficult words to sexuality for a magpie by nature, he is the creator of the successful cheeky guide series, founder and host of brightons catalyst club and singersongwriter in the band oddfellows casino nightjar records. How can a book that tries to articulate the word tintinnabulate not be a good book. Hardcover book printing hardback book printer bookbaby. James joyce died 75 years ago this week, leaving a lifetime of books beloved by many. Antonyms for hardback include paperback, softback, softcover, nonfiction and truth. Nov 18, 2016 im a published novelist, and i participate in several writing groups and online communities. This novel in verse was inspired by author thanhha lais own experiences. Book plate an ownership label, usually placed inside front cover. Synonyms for book at with free online thesaurus, antonyms, and definitions. A vocabulary list featuring bridge to terabithia by katherine paterson, chapters. Have you ever wondered how selfpublished authors get a hardcover version of their book on their book s sales page. This volume corrects the deficiency and in clear graphic presentation, demonstrates how the word originated and its proper usage today.