Book Buying Addicts Anonymous discussion

Wanted to share this, hope you find it helpful:

http://bookriot.com/2016/01/27/crash-...

When faced with unknown acronyms, folks seem to fall into three categories: the ones who ask, the ones who research, and the ones who neither want to ask nor research. Hopefully, this little glossary will satisfy the needs of folks in all three of these categories, since I’ll have done the research and put everything in one neat little page anyone can bookmark for future reference. Of course, if there are any bookish acronyms I’ve missed, feel free to helpfully drop them in the comments below. I’ve only listed the ones I see regularly around the bookish web, so it’s definitely possible.

I’ve gone ahead and separated my acronyms here into sections, which should make it easier to find exactly the right one.

General Reading:

TBR: To Be Read
DNF: Did Not Finish (can be verbed as DNFd)
ARC: Advance Review Copy
DRC: Digital Review Copy
TBB: To Be Bought
OOP: Out Of Print
MC: Main Character
Genre and Demographics:

SF: Science Fiction
SF/F: Science Fiction and Fantasy
UF: Urban Fantasy
PNR: ParaNormal Romance
MG: Middle Grade
YA: Young Adult
NA: New Adult
Organizations and Events-related:

ALA: American Library Association
PLA: Public Library Association
OIF: Office for Intellectual Freedom
BEA: BookExpo America
BRL: Book Riot Live
S&S: Simon & Schuster
PRH: Penguin Random House
NBA: National Book Award
GR: GoodReads
BBW: Banned Books Week
WBN: World Book Night
Formats:

GN: Graphic Novel
PB: Paperback
TPB: Trade Paperback
MMPB: Mass-Market Paperback
HC: Hardcover


Other Fun Stuff:

LCS: Local Comics Shop
LFL: Little Free Library
ILL: Inter-Library Loan
M/M (in romance, male-to-male. Which brings us to…)
F/F (female-to-female romance)
HEA: Happily Ever After
HFN: Happy For Now
OOC: Out Of Character
POD: Print On Demand
ROUS: Rodents Of Unusual Size

Thanks, those are interesting!

I've always wondered, what's the difference between paperback and trade paperback? I know mass market are the short fat ones (which I'm partial to) but I'm not sure about the other two.

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "I've always wondered, what's the difference between paperback and trade paperback? I know mass market are the short fat ones (which I'm partial to) but I'm not sure about the other two."

I second this question.

Also, I call my MG reads Tween because I feel that fits the category from 9 to about 13...

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "I've always wondered, what's the difference between paperback and trade paperback? I know mass market are the short fat ones (which I'm partial to) but I'm not sure about the other two."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperba...

A paperback (also known as softback or softcover) is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples. In contrast, hardcover or hardback books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth; although more expensive, hardbacks are more durable.

Paperbacks can be differentiated by size. In the US there are "mass-market paperbacks" and larger "trade paperbacks."

A mass-market paperback is a small, usually non-illustrated, inexpensive bookbinding format.

A trade paperback, sometimes referred to as a "trade paper edition" or just "trades", is a large-sized paperback book, typically with dimensions of 135 mm x 216 mm.

Thanks Joseph and Ashley.

I saw someone on GR once say that MC stood for motorcycle club - I told them I always used it for Main Character. Rarely read about motorcycle clubs myself.

Erin (Paperbackstash) *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I saw someone on GR once say that MC stood for motorcycle club - I told them I always used it for Main Character. Really read about motorcycle clubs myself."

ROFL I mean yes it tends to stand for motorcycle clubs when you're hanging around bikers... but seeing as this is a BOOK site, I'm pretty sure it means Main Character for us ;) that's too funny!

Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "Erin (Paperbackstash) *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I saw someone on GR once say that MC stood for motorcycle club - I told them I always used it for Main Character. Really read about motorcycle clu..."

Yeah, and they were adding it to a book acronym listing or something. I thought it was rather odd but maybe they read about motorcycle clubs all the time lol