What does "do a book" mean?

[yuyu0615]

"…But I'm not on vacation-I’m travel writer, I'm doing a book on mountains in North America."
I can't understand the meaning"do a book".　Please explain the meaning of "do a book" to me.

 

[engee30]

"…But I'm not on vacation-I’m travel writer, I'm doing a book on mountains in North America."
I can't understand the meaning"do a book".　Please explain the meaning of "do a book" to me.

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Do a book means get all the stuff needed to create a book, and then write and publish it.

 

[5jj]

"…But I'm not on vacation-I’m travel writer, I'm doing a book on mountains in North America."
I can't understand the meaning"do a book".　Please explain the meaning of "do a book" to me.

He is preparing/writing a book.

 

[yuyu0615]

Thank you ,engee30,fivejedjon.Threr are a lot of meanings of "do" in the dictionary.I understand i"do"="write" in this sentence.

 

[Tdol]

In its widest sense, including research, etc.

 

[sunsunmoon]

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You can use the verb "do" to mean "to create or produce (something)".

 

[engee30]

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You can use the verb "do" to mean "to create or produce (something)".

That's a really good online dictionary. I didn't know of it until now. Thanks. :-D