book trade
the business of the production, marketing and distribution of books and other media in the form of publishing houses, book dealers and bookshops
book tub
waterproof and easy-to-transport container for unbound books in the pre-industrial era
book-form
physical form of storing long, often illustrated texts (in scroll, codex or leporello form) made from papyrus, parchment or paper
bookbinder
occupation in the print industry requiring formal training that deals with the manual or industrial manufacture of book covers and bindings
booklet
brochure-like supplement to a compact disc
bookmark
placeholder, digital or otherwise, inserted into a text for the rapid retrieval of a reader's place
bookplate (ex-libris)
small-format graphic print or label stuck inside a book as a mark of ownership
books on demand
protected trademark of a system providing temporarily digitally cached books upon customer request
bookseller
a company which is active as a bookseller and/or distributor with its own shop
bookwheel
rotating bookstand allowing several open books to be read simultaneously
