Publishing Terms
Co-Editions
A co-edition is an edition of a book that is sold by a partner to the original publisher, in a different market, most commonly another language too. When a publisher creates a book in its Read more…
Publishing Terms
Advance & Royalties
Otherwise known as “how do I get paid?” Some books are paid as a flat fee, which has the advantage of being fairly easy to understand. The other model you’ll encounter is an advance – Read more…
Publishing Terms
What Is a Blad? Video
A quick video explanation of a term that publishers use without a second thought: blad
Publishing Terms
New Title Proposal
Although the name differs from one publishing company to another, almost all major publishing firms have a process to review ideas before committing any money to either a blad (https://ajpc.co/what-is-a-blad/) or publishing the final book. Read more…
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What is a “blad”?
Blad is a term you’ll hear a lot in illustrated publishing, but if just sounds like a made-up word, there’s a reason for that: it is. It’s a corruption of Book Layout And Design and Read more…