Book Jacket Covers Definition

Jacket an outer wrapping or casing.

Book jacket covers definition. Often the back panel or flaps are printed with biographical information about the author a summary of the book from the publisher or critical praise from celebrities or authorities in the book s subject area. A jacket on which promotional information is usually printed. The term bookcover is often used for a book cover image in library management software.

The dust jacket of a book is the detachable outer cover usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations. In addition to its promotional role the dust jacket protects the book covers from damag. This outer cover has folded flaps that hold it to the front and back book covers.

Book jacket a paper jacket for a book. Dust cover dust jacket dust wrapper. Book jacket definition a removable paper cover usually illustrated for protecting the binding of a book and usually giving information about the book and the author.

Beyond the familiar distinction between hardcovers and paperbacks there are further alternatives and additions such as dust jackets ring binding and older forms such as the nineteenth century paper boards and the traditional types of hand binding.