Every book is unique, however they should follow a structural pattern. A book is is typically divided into three parts: the front matter, the body matter, and the end matter.
The front matter includes the book cover. This includes the title page, the author, and the publisher. The copyright/verso page is also included in the front matter. This includes the date of publication, the publisher, and copyright information. This part of a book may include a dedication, acknowledgements, table of contents, foreward, testimonials, or a preface which can be optional.
The second part of a book is the body matter. This is the content of the book. It includes the parts, chapters, and body copy. Some elements of the body may include an introduction, prologue, epigraph, half-title page, the main text, and/or an epilogue.
The last part of a book is the end matter. In this part of a book the reader may find an appendix, a glossary, bibliography, index, colophon, the back cover, and the spine.
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