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Shaping Futures

Identifying Parts of a Book

Spine – is the backbone of the book

Front Cover – protects the pages of a book

Parts of a book Example 1 : Published in Australia

Title proper-is the name of the book

Statement of responsibility those responsible for the creation of the book, e.g. author, illustrator, editor, corporate author, photographer, etc.

Title Page

Publisher - Company that publishes the book.

Verso – is the back of the Title page

ISBN – is an unique number assigned to each edition and variation of a book.

Copyright date- when the book is copyrighted

National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

First published date

Table of contents

Contents - contain list of Chapters

References

"References" is a listing of materials consulted when writing this book. This can also be referred to as a bibliography.

Appendix

Appendix is defined as the section at the end of a book that gives additional information on the topic explored in the contents of the text.

Index

Alphabetical list of names or terms given at the end of a printed text with page numbers on which item can be found.

Back Cover of the Book

Back cover of a book

ISBN- International Standard Book Number can also be found on the back of the cover. ISBNs were 10 digits in length up to the end of December 2006, but since 1st January 2007 they now always consist of 13 digits. ISBNs are calculated using a specific mathematical formula and include a check digit to validate the number.

Blurb - a short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes.

Spine – is the backbone of the book

Front Cover – protects the pages of a book

Parts of a book Example 2 : Published Overseas

Title proper-is the name of the book

Statement of responsibility those responsible for the creation of the book, e.g. author, illustrator, editor, corporate author, photographer, etc.

Title Page

Publisher - Company that publishes the book.

Other title information – generally known as a subtitle.

Verso – is the back of the Title page

ISBN – is an unique number assigned to each edition and variation of a book.

Copyright date- when the book is copyrighted

Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

Table of contents

Contents - contain list of Chapters

Index

Back Cover of the Book

Back cover of a book ISBN- International Standard

Book Number can also be found on the back of the cover. ISBNs were 10 digits in length up to the end of December 2006, but since 1st January 2007 they now always consist of 13 digits. ISBNs are calculated using a specific mathematical formula and include a check digit to validate the number.

Blurb - a short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes.

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