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EAN Bookland Bar Code

 The electronic scanning lines printed on the back cover or book jacket encoded with the ISBN and retail price.

Earn Out

 to sell enough copies to earn the advance against royalties.

Ebook

 Sometimes presented as Ebook or EBook, the term refers to a book that is available in electronic format. Usually eBooks are available in Adobe PDF or eBook Reader format, or in Microsoft's LIT format, but there are many other formats available. A good eBook uses the technology effectively, with tables of contents that link to the correct chapters and search capabilities. Links to Web sites and other files also can be included.

E-Book (Electronic Book)

 published in electronic form that can be downloaded to computers or handheld devices.

E-Book- Electronic Book

 A book published in electronic form that can be downloaded to computers or handheld devices.

Edges

 The top, bottom, and un-hinged outer sides of a book.

Editing

 Changing or correcting the contents of a book in order to improve the final results or to fit a format.

Edition

 All copies of a book that are printed from the same plates or one setting of type. An edition can have more than one printing. For example, if 300 copies of a book are printed on September 15, and 200 copies are printed from the same plates on November 24, all 500 copies are part of the same edition.

Edition De Luxe

 An edition of a book that has been specially printed and bound for its fine appearance. Sometimes refers to limited editions with special leather or decorated cloth bindings.

Editor

 acquires the book, works with the author to polish the manuscript, and champions the title through the sales and marketing process at a publishing house.

Ein

 Employer Identification Number. Issued by the Federal Government to business for tax purposes. A Social Security Number may be used as an EIN in some businesses.

Embossed Leather

 A leather binding that has been printed with a raised design.

Endpapers (Ep)

 The plain white, colored, decorated, or printed paper that is at the front and end of a book, one half of which is pasted down to the binding. The endpapers are used to give a finished look to the binding.

Engraving

 An illustration or decoration printed from a metal plate or hardwood block.

Ephemera

 Objects which, in general, are fragile and not made to last for a long time. Examples include, but are not limited to, magazines, journals, paper toys, and publisher promotional items.

Epilogue

 Additional text at the end of the book, that provides readers with additional information on the subject.

Epistolary

 written in the form of letters.

Errata

 A list of errors and misprints in the text of a book. The list might be printed on a bound page in the book or on a separate piece of paper that is pasted or laid in the book.

Errata Slip

 See errata.

Errors And Omissions

 insurance available to authors concerned about possible lawsuits resulting from their work.

Ex-Library (Ex-Lib; X-Lib)

 Identifies a book that was once the property of an institutional or corporate library. Usually there are noticeable marks and stamps on the binding and/or in the text. It may also have library card pockets, and it often shows considerable wear and/or rebinding. For collectors, it is worth considerably less monetarily than a book that has not been owned and marked-up by an institutional library.