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2. Reading doesn't need to be expensive. Here's where to find ...

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   Here are five tips to get digital books for free. ... But if you’re an e-reader, you may not have to worry about shelling out $30 for the latest special edition hardcover.

3. Paperback - Wikipedia

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   The pagination is the same, so that references to the text will be unchanged: this is particularly important for reviewers and scholars. 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]

4. 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.

5. Hardcover - Wikipedia

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   Hardcover books are usually sold at higher prices than comparable paperbacks. Books for the general public are usually printed in hardback only for authors who are expected to be successful, or as a precursor to the paperback to predict sale levels; however, many academic books are often only published in hardcover editions.

6. ISBN - Wikipedia

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   A different ISBN is assigned to each separate edition and variation of a publication, but not to a simple reprinting of an existing item. For example, an e-book, a paperback and a hardcover edition of the same book must each have a different ISBN, but an unchanged reprint of the hardcover edition keeps the same ISBN. The ISBN is ten digits long ...

7. 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 ...

8. Advance copy - Wikipedia

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   An advance reading copy, advance review copy, advance reader's edition, advance copy, or a reader's edition (ARC or ARE) is a free copy of a new book given by a publisher to booksellers, librarians, journalists, celebrities, or others, or as a contest or school prize, [1] before the book is printed for mass distribution.

9. Dust jacket - Wikipedia

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   In Japan, both hardcover and softcover books frequently come with two dust jackets – a full-sized one, serving the same purpose as in the West (it is usually retained with the book), and a thin "obi" ("belt"; colloquially "belly band" in English), which is generally disposed of and serves a similar function to 19th-century Western dust jackets.