Mass Communications Chapter 10:

Papyrus

One of the first papers to hold language and symbols.

Parchment

Treated animal skin used for writing.

Codex

A book with paper-like sheets cut and sewn together along an edge

Manuscript Culture

during the Middle Ages when priests and monks advanced the art of bookmaking.

Illuminated Manuscripts

Books from the Middle Ages that featured illustrations.

Block Printing

An early Chinese printing method involving hand carving illustrations into wooden blocks.

Printing Press

The first method for mass production of books, made in the 15th century.

Vellum

Handmade paper made from treated animal skin, used to print the Gutenberg Bible.

Paperback books

Cheap paper-covered books introduced in the United States in the mid-1800s.

Dime novels

Cheaply produced and low-priced novels popular in the U.S. starting in the 1860s.

Pulp fiction

A term describing late 19th-century paperbacks and dime novels.

Linotype

19th-century technology that enabled printers to use a typewriter style keyboard.

Offset lithography

Technique that enables books to be printed from photographs, reducing costs.

Trade books

The most visible segment of the book industry.

Professional books

Technical books targeting various occupational groups.

Textbooks

Books designed for elementary through high school and college education.

University Press

The segment of the book industry that publishes scholarly books in specialized areas.

E-book

A digital book.

Book challenge

A formal complaint to have a book removed from a library.

Acquisitions editors

Editors who seek out and sign authors to contracts.

Subsidiary rights

Selling the rights to a book for use in other media forms.

Developmental editor

An editor who provides authors with feedback during the writing process.

Copy editors

Individuals in publishing who attend to specific writing issues such as style, content, and length.

Design managers

Publishing professionals responsible for the visual appearance of a book.

E-publishing

Internet-based publishing houses that design books for low prices for self-publishing authors.