What is order of the sections in a book?
The suggested order of the sections in a book are as follows:
- Half-title page (Optional) (Front Matter) (Not usually in an ebook)
- Title page (Front Matter)
- Copyright page (Front Matter)
- Dedication (Optional) (Front Matter)
- Epigraph (Optional) (Front Matter)
- Table of Contents (Not usually in the print fiction/chapter books) (Front Matter)
- Foreword (Optional) (Front Matter)
- Preface (Optional) (Front Matter)
- Acknowledgements (Optional) (can also go at the end of the book) (Front Matter)
- Introduction (Optional)
- Body of Book
- Appendix (Optional) (Back Matter)
- Bibliography (Optional) (Back Matter)
- Resources (Optional) (Back Matter)
- Index (Optional) (Back Matter)
- Other Books by Author (Optional) (Back Matter)
- About the Author (Optional) (Back Matter) (This can go on the back cover of a print book)
- Author Contact Information (Optional) (Back Matter)
- Endnotes (Optional) (Back Matter)