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acknowledgments  

The creator’s statement identifying people or groups who have contributed to the book in some fashion. Usually in the front matter.

afterword  

The creator’s statement about the book, after the main body of the book.

ancillary elements  

The elements included in an eBook that are not core or non-core elements. This overlaps extensively with sales matter. Because of their nonessential nature, these materials are often candidates for inclusion in a guide or tour. Examples of are teaching guides and authors’ essays about their work.

appendix  

Any supplemental content, contained in the back matter of the book.

author bio  

Biographical data about the author(s), often including an image. Often on the back jacket or inside back jacket of a hardcover, or on the inside back cover or last few pages of a paperback book.

author notes  

The creator comments on the book, often after the main body of the text.

author(s)  

The writer(s) or creator(s) of the text. Creator types are described in Open eBook (OEB) Publication Structure 1.0 [http://www.openebook.org/specification.htm], Section 2.26.

authoring process  

The sequence of actions that starts with an idea for a book, and ends with a book being determined as ready to be published.

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