An agreement between a publisher and an author, by which the author agrees to write a certain number of books to be published by the publisher.

plural of book deal

A book, generally factual but lightweight and humorous, written to be read in short, occasional bursts, such as when on the toilet.

Alternative form of notebook

Alternative form of scrapbook

The official technical standard for audio CDs.

Alternative form of pocketbook

(UK) An annual report to parliament from the Secretary of State for Energy.

Alternative form of pocketbook (“small-form book”)

(computer science, slang) Any one of several textbooks about compiler construction written by Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman, especially Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986).