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• Illustrated books :
• Illustration : One of several types of graphic elements used to demonstrate a point visually within a book. The term may also be used loosely to describe all of the graphic elements within a volume.
• Illustration list : A list of all of the titles of the graphic elements within a book, usually found within the frontmatter and typically citing the page number where each can be found.
• Illustrator :
• Image : A type of graphic element found in a book that makes or describes a point visually. Images are typically created by means of a photographic process, and include reference to xrays, CT scans, and other radiographic views.
• Imprint :
• Inbound transportation :
• Income statement : see Operating statement
• Independent Bookstore : Booksellers not affiliated with a major chain.
• Indexing : Identification and structuring of the key concepts in a book, linking them to the specific pages on which they are found. Traditionally indexing is accomplished after the typeset pages have stabilized where there is little chance of reflow - generally after the first pass through composition. With XML it is possible to link concepts directly to their appearance in the manuscript via internal references that allow dynamic index creation without concern for reflow.
• Index [Book] : An alphabetized list of important terms and concepts in a book accompanied by the page reference of each.
• Industry association :
• Industry magazines : Trade magazines focused on the book publishing industry
• Industry resources :
• Industry Standards :
• Initial print order :
• Insert :
• Inside back cover : Also known as "C3"
• Inside front cover : Also known as "C2"
• Inside margin : see Gutter margin
• Inside sales [Function] : That part of the sales function comprised by internal selling staff as opposed to the field-based staff. Inside sales most commonly refers to telephone sales.
• Institutional : A non-education, non-government institution such as a hospital.
• Instructional Design : Pedagogical design of courseware consisting of multimedia and interactive elements.
• Instructional material : Didactic material delivered in a variety of formats for the purpose of competence in a domain.
• Instructor edition :
• Instructor solutions manual :
• Intaglio Printing : see Photogravure printing
• Interactive :
• International : In most US publishing sectors International refers to non-U.S. sales channels.
• International Standard Book Number : see ISBN
• Internet radio :
• Introduction : When the introduction is a commentary on the book, and not strictly part of the content of the book, it will often be placed in the frontmatter instead of the body matter.
• Inventory [Asset] :
• Inventory control :
• Inventory Management [Function] : Management of finished goods inventory. This generally includes forecasting the need for stock over time, and determining the quantity and timing delivery.
• Inventory obsolescence :
• Invoicing :
• In Service : Post sales support to assist instructors in using educational materials.
• ISBN :
• ISBN-13 :
• Issues :