Here's a useful post from the incredibly helpful folks over at Indies Unlimited.
The world of independent publishing is rife with new lingo - acronyms, abbreviations that used to mean other things to you, and odd words like "Meatgrinder". WTF does a meatgrinder have to do with publishing books? It's all explained here in IU's new Glossary for Authors:
http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2014/03/04/a-new-resource-glossary-for-authors/
The world of independent publishing is rife with new lingo - acronyms, abbreviations that used to mean other things to you, and odd words like "Meatgrinder". WTF does a meatgrinder have to do with publishing books? It's all explained here in IU's new Glossary for Authors:
http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2014/03/04/a-new-resource-glossary-for-authors/