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A colophon is a publisher's emblem, or logo, as it appears on the title page or spine of a book.

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In publishing, "adult" simply refers to books that are aimed at adults, as opposed to books that are aimed at children, or young adults, etc. It is not a euphemism for pornographic or erotic content. Nor does it necessarily refer to content which is u...

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The gutter is the inside margin of a printed book. It is called the gutter because books do not lay flat when they are opened: the pages have to bend out from the spine. This creates a "gutter" where the two pages join.

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