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Publisher

The English term for editor or publishing house. In large publishing houses, it can specifically refer to the executive position responsible for the company's editorial and commercial decisions.

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Foreign Rights

The rights to publish a book in its original language in countries other than those where the book was originally published. Translation rights are the rights to publish a book in languages different ...

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AZW

Amazon's proprietary e-book format for Kindle devices, based on MOBI but with additional features and integrated DRM protection. AZW3 is a more advanced version that supports more formatting features.

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A complete glossary of publishing and editorial terms for independent authors, editors, and book industry professionals. Originally created in Brazilian Portuguese, now available in English.