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  2. Comparison of e-book formats - Wikipedia

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    Plucker is a free and open-source mobile and desktop e-book reader application with its own associated file format and software to automatically generate Plucker files from text, PDF, HTML, or other document format files, web sites or RSS feeds. The format is public and well-documented.

  3. Outline of books - Wikipedia

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    Front cover: hardbound or softcover (paperback); the spine is the binding that joins the front and rear covers where the pages hinge. Front endpaper – the endpapers of a book are pages that consist of a double-size sheet folded, the front endpaper and the flyleaf. Flyleaf: The blank leaf or leaves following the front free endpaper.

  4. Paperback - Wikipedia

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    The only difference is the soft binding; the paper is usually of higher quality than that of a mass-market paperback, often being acid-free paper. [35] In the United States, the term trade paperback also encompasses the medium-sized paperbacks described as B-format, above.

  5. Bookbinding - Wikipedia

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    The difference between the two can usually easily be seen by looking for the sections in the top or bottom sides of the book. [citation needed] Thermal binding uses a one-piece cover with glue applied to its spine to quickly and easily bind documents without the need for punching. Individuals usually purchase "thermal covers" or "therm-a-bind ...

  6. Sourcebook - Wikipedia

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    The selected texts are typically edited, laid out, and typeset in a uniform format before binding, and the result is often a hardcover book similar to a textbook. In contrast, course readers are prepared by simply photocopying or scanning the selected materials and then adding covers, front matter, tables, and pagination, they are usually bound ...

  7. A Guide Book of United States Coins - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the traditional hardcover edition, new formats have been added through the years: Softcover (perfect bound) – 1993–1996, 1998, 2003–2006. Spiralbound softcover – 1997, 1999 to date. Spiralbound hardcover – 2008 to date. Large-print edition – 2010. An 8x10 inch-sized, spiralbound softcover.

  8. Book size - Wikipedia

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    For example, a typical octavo printed in Italy or France in the 16th century is roughly the size of a modern mass market paperback book, but an English 18th-century octavo is noticeably larger, more like a modern trade paperback or hardcover novel [citation needed].

  9. Endpaper - Wikipedia

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    Combined and Universal Endsheets are loaded into the cover feeder of an automatic perfect binder and attached – instead of the soft cover – automatically, producing a book block reinforced from head to tail. The Folded Tabbed End sheet is collated with the text pages, milled and bound along with the book block.