Copy refers to written material, in contrast to photographs or other elements of layout, in a large number of contexts, including magazines, advertising, and book publishing.

In advertising, web marketing and similar fields, copy refers to the output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services. Advert redirects here. ... Copywriting is the process of writing the words that promote a person, business, opinion, or idea. ... Consumers refers to individuals or households that purchase and use goods and services generated within the economy. ...

In publishing more generally, the term copy refers to the text in books,porn magazines, and newspapers. In books it means the text as written by the author, which the copy editor then prepares for typesetting and printing. In newspapers and magazines it means the "body copy", the main article or text that writers are responsible for, as opposed to the accompanying material such as headlines, which are written by copy editors or sub-editors. “Publisher” redirects here. ... [1]#redirect Book ... Copy editing is the process of an editor making formatting changes and other improvements to text. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For other uses, see Print. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A headline is text at the top of a newspaper article, indicating the nature of the article below it. ...

See also

• Copywriting
• Copy editing
• Publishing