Book Design and Binding

Book design is the art of incorporating the content, style, format, design, and sequence of the various components of a book into a coherent whole. To produce perfect books these rules have to be brought back to life and applied.

Books are classified under two categories according to the physical nature of their binding. The hardcover books (sometimes hardback) refers to books with stiff covers, as opposed to flexible ones. The binding of a hardcover book usually includes boards (often made of paperboard) covered in cloth, leather, or other materials. The binding is usually sewn to the pages using string stitching.

A less expensive binding method is that used for paperback books (sometimes called softback or softcover). Most paperbacks are bound with paper or light cardboard, though other materials (such as plastic) are used. The covers are flexible and usually bound to the pages using glue (perfect binding). Some small paperback books are sub-classified as pocketbooks. These paperbacks are smaller than usual – small enough to barely fit into a pocket (especially the back pocket of one’s trousers). However, this capacity to fit into a pocket diminishes with increasing number of pages and increasing thickness of the book. Such a book may still be defined as a pocketbook.

ЗАВДАННЯ ДО ТЕКСТУ:

1. Перекладіть англійською мовою наступні слова та словосполучення:

Палітурка, зміст / стиль / формат, досконала книга, брошурування, тверда обкладинка, тканина / шкіра, тверда палітурка, кишенькова книга, картон, товщина книги, визначати як, гнучкий, дорогий метод брошурування, застосовувати, на противагу.

1. Дайте відповіді на запитання:

1. What is book design?
2. What is necessary to produce perfect books?
3. How are books classified?
4. What’s the difference between hardcover and paperback books?
5. What is a pocketbook?

1. Знайдіть в тексті синоніми до наступних слів:

To designate, including, stiff cover, ability, textile, small books, dear, board, to tie, different.

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