The order of the back matter in a book epilogue the epilogue is a section that comes after the story, but is still, technically, part of the story. Front matter of a book what is included in the front. This includes the title page, half title, table of contents, foreword, prologue, etc. Front matter is information about a book which precedes the main text. Today, we look at the elements which make up the back matter. After this comes the body of the book and after that, what is called the back matter.
Book front matter what to include in the front of your book. They simply refer to the first and last sections of your book. Kindle create displays your book in three sections. It usually appears in modern books on the verso of the title page, but in some books is placed at the end see back matter. Front and back matter in books alliance of independent. January 3, 2018 2 comments what is the back matter of a book. If your cover has a typographic design or a simple illustration, this.
Avoid a lastminute panic by using this list and planning ways to enhance the value and professional presentation of your book. Make sure the chapters kindle create found are correct. Back matter is the stuff at the end of your book, after the main sections of the book. Title page the full title and authors name as they appear on the cover.
After the last page of the manuscripts text, pagination continues in numerical sequence into the back matter. Book promotion expert ben cameron always says writing the blurb is the hardest 100 words youll ever write, and many authors are also stumped when it comes to writing the front and back matter another task that usually falls just when youre feeling least like. This formats your chapter titles and adds them to the kindle toc in the body section. The front matter is a section in the beginning of a book. The front matter the front matter of a book consists of its very first pages.
Press the edit button adjacent to your desired back matter element. We did a similar one on the front matter youll remember that the front matter is all of the material that comes before the central story or body text in a book. A half title is a page that has only the main title of the publication. For the last couple of weeks, weve been doing a blog series on the back matter of a book. The body the body of a book is pretty selfexplanatory. This page gives the title, subtitle, author and publisher of the book. Your goals for your book determine what type of title you pick. Front matter includes the title pages, the writers name, the edition, the publication date. Major blocks of text within the front matter should be marked as or. If the reader has enjoyed your work she is most likely to enjoy your other work too. In the words of renowned typographer jan tschichold 19021974, book design, though largely forgotten today, relies upon methods and rules upon which it is impossible to improve, and which have been developed over centuries. Kindle create will now generate a preformatted page with.
Front and back matter in books selfpublishing advice. Last week here, i presented the parts of a book which appear in the front of the book. Acknowledgements if author wants them in the back matter an acknowledgement page is usually a one to two page. Also known as bibliography and the second most important section under back matter from sales side. All of these sections function to introduce the book, the author, and. Your book front matter is extremely important and includes your title page, page, and more. Back matter is reserved for things like an index, a glossary, notes and other material that doesnt belong in the body of the book itself, but which youd want to include for the convenience of readers or to make the book complete. This includes the title page, half title, table of contents. Why not give her a chance to go ahead and make the purchase. Book design is the art of incorporating the content, style, format, design, and sequence of the various components and elements of a book into a coherent unit. Brainstorming for titles is not a specific thing you do for an hour, but. Even if youve already polished your chapters to perfection, you still need to prepare various other parts of a book before publishing namely, the front matter and back matter if you havent come across these terms before, dont be intimidated. As the name implies, the front matter is located at the beginning of the book. You can split, merge, or rearrange chapters as needed.