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In the book trade, a tipped-in page or, if it is an illustration, tipped-in plate or simply plate, is a page that is printed separately from the main text of the book, but attached to the book.[1]

A tipped-in page may be glued onto a regular page, or even bound along with the other pages. It is often printed on a different kind of paper, using a different printing process, and of a different format than a regular page.

Some authors include loose pages inserted into a book as tipped-in, but in this case, it is usually called an insert instead.

Typical uses of tipped-in pages added by the publisher include:

  • color illustrations, generally printed using a different process (e.g. intaglio or lithography) and on different paper
  • an author's signature, signed on a blank or preprinted page, before the book is bound
  • original photographic prints
  • maps, often larger than the book format and folded to fit
  • coupons or reply cards
  • errata sheets, only produced after the printing run
  • a short addendum
  • a replacement for a missing, damaged, or incorrectly printed page

Owners of books may also tip in such items as:

  • a letter from the author
  • a review

Tipped-in pages are generally glued to a bound page on its inner side and may be called "paste ins".

Notes

References

  • Glossary of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, s.v. tipped-in