Business history: The story of a business or corporation from its founding, including the human stories of those who worked for its success.

Copyright: The exclusive right, granted by law, to make and dispose of and otherwise control copies of a literary, musical, or artistic work. In the U.S. the copyright is filed with the Library of Congress. In the case of ghostwritten works the copyright is held by the credited author.

Fiction: An imaginative story that is not based on fact, as in a novel or movie.

Ghostwriter: One who writes with and for another person who is presumed to be the author.

How-to Book: A how-to book is generally written on a specific subject in which the author is an expert or has had a great deal of experience.

ISBN: International Standard Book Number used by bookstores to track and obtain titles. A book barcode uses a sequence of vertical bars and spaces to represent the numbers of the ISBN.

Library of Congress Control Number: A registration number obtained from the Library of Congress that is used to distribute books intended for libraries.

Memoir: A record of one’s life and experiences, or a record of facts and events in connection with a particular subject, historical period, etc., as known to the writer.

Non-disclosure statement: A document promising that the signatory (the ghostwriter) will not divulge the contents of conversations, documents, records, or other communications to any third party.

Non-fiction: A story that is factual as in a memoir or business history.

Organizational history: The story of a church, club, society, fraternity, or other organized group along with those who founded and sustained it.

Self-publishing: When an author chooses to print, market, and distribute a book, paying all costs and keeping all rights and profits.

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