E

EANS code  

Barcode encoding the ISBN and price of a paper book, to be readable by a digital scanner.

eBook  

A book or other content in electronic written format.

edition  

Which version of a book this is: first edition, third edition. “Edition” is sometimes used to mean printing but more accurately, a new edition indicates some content changes, if no more than a price change.

editor  

The person or persons responsible for correcting and improving the text (and sometimes images) of a book.

element

A part of a book’s content.

#endnotes  

Notes referring to or further elaborating the body of a book, gathered together at the end of the chapter or book.

epigraph  

Quote at the beginning of a book, part or chapter.

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