Exam Details

Subject Production and Emerging Technologies
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing
Department School of Humanities (SOH)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Book design contributes to the physical appearance of a book. Name the factors which are key to successful book design.

Explain the differences between publishing books and publishing magazines.

"The Production section is called the manufacturing department of a publishing house." Discuss.

What is letterpress printing? How does it differ from offset printing?

Describe the concept of Desktop Publishing. How does it work?

Briefly describe the process of paper making.

Paper is available in large varieties and finishes. Mention some of the commonly used varieties of paper and their qualities.

What is case binding or edition binding? How does it differ from perfect binding?

5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 150 -200 words each:

Digital Printing

Parts of a Book

Screen Printing

Paper Sizes


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Editing and pre-press
  • Editing Books for Children
  • Editing Scientific, Technical and Medical Books
  • Editing Text Books
  • Introduction to Publishing and its legal aspects
  • Marketing , Promotion and Distribution of Books
  • Production and Emerging Technologies