This PPT is consisting details with parts of a standard book or a report. If someone going to write a book or a report, it is better he/she has a idea that which elements should insert in to the writing. This PPT will give you a basic idea about that.

1. PARTS OF A STANDARD BOOK
AYESH RUWANDENIYA

2. Something
you should know,
before
you get there…

3. Back Matter
Front Matter
Book Block Text
1
2
3

4. Front Matter
Title Pages
Copyright Page
Preface
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Foreword
List of Figures
List of Tables
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations or
Chronology
Book Block Text
Back Matter
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Parts / Sections /
Chapters

5. Book Half Title Page
Very First Page of the book and Contains
only the TITLE.
Series Title Page
Title Page
Second page of the book and use to list
previous published books of the Author.
Contains Full Book Title, Subtitle, Authors’
name, co-writers, translators etc.

6. This page contains the copyright notice, which
consists of the year of publication and the name of
the copyright owner.
The copyright owner is usually the
author, organization or a corporation.

7. The Preface is usually describes why the author
wrote the book and research methods.
It may also established author’s qualification and
experience in the field of writing.

8. This page contains authors notes of appreciation
to people who provided support or help during
the writing process or writing career.

9. Foreword contains a statement about the book and
is usually written by someone other than the author
who is an expert in the field of the book topic.

10. The introduction describes something about the
main text that your reader should know before
proceeding to read the book.

11. A table of contents is the part of a book that is
usually used only in non-fiction works that have
parts and chapters.

12. If the book includes several key figures that provide
information or enhance the text in some
way, consider creating a page that lists them.

13. If the book includes several key tables that provide
information or enhance the text in some
way, consider creating a page that lists them.

14. If many abbreviations are used or if a few are used
frequently, a list is useful.
Alphabetize terms by the abbreviation, not by the
spelled-out form.

15. This is the body of the book. Parts, Sections or
Chapters of the book are goes here.
Chapters that contain similar content joined
together as parts or sections.

16. A glossary comprises alphabetically arranged words
and their definitions.
Be sure to include one if you use terminology that is
not generally known to the average reader or if you
coin new words or phrases to explain your ideas.

17. Bibliography lists the sources for works used in
your book.
Be sure to arrange the sources alphabetically by the
author's last name.

18. The index is an alphabetically ordered list of words
and terms used for referencing the text in book.
List only the key words and should list the page
numbers of each occurrence of the word.