Title page indexes provide readers with easy access to books in series while serving as references for publishers, librarians and booksellers. Their purpose is two-fold – readers find what they are looking for quickly while publishers, librarians and booksellers also benefit.
Title page indexes provide a listing of titles found on a book’s title page, such as author name and book title as well as publisher and publication dates, page numbers etc. They can often be found near its beginning or on the back cover of title page itself.
Title page indexes provide readers with quick and easy access to the information they are seeking quickly and conveniently, while libraries and bookstores use them to catalogue books for cataloging purposes.
Title page indexes typically list information such as the title of a book, its author’s and illustrator’s names (if present), page count, ISBN number and price; additionally they may offer brief overview of its contents.
Title page indexes can be an indispensable asset to booksellers, helping them quickly locate books in their inventory. Librarians also find these indices invaluable tools in keeping an inventory of their library collection.
Title page indexes play an essential role for books for many reasons, not least of all making information easily searchable by readers. Second, an index provides authors a way of organizing all their information easily within their book; third, it helps keep readers oriented as to where they are within it; fourth, it may allow readers to quickly locate other works by the same author and fifth, help readers discover additional material on related subjects.