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Roman type

Normal font style, without bold or italics, also called 'regular'. It is the standard style used for body text, offering better legibility in long texts.

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Flexible Cover

A type of book binding where the text block can be sewn or simply glued, and then covered by a printed triplex cardboard cover that is folded, making the cover twice as thick as a paperback cover. It ...

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MOBI

An e-book file format developed by Mobipocket, widely used on Amazon Kindle devices. Based on XHTML, it can include JavaScript and frames. It is gradually being replaced by Amazon's AZW format.

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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.