Each project is, of course, a bit different. We will determine your specific needs when initiating a project.
Editorial, design, and production work are also available separately.
Initiate project
• Generate preliminary quote
• Receive text files and hard copy from client
• Provide final quote and receive client authorization to begin project
Design
• Replicate client’s book design if requested or create a new design that complements the book’s tone and matches the desired length
• Submit book design and projected length to client via e-mail; receive approval or make alterations
Layout and proofreading
• Lay out and format book pages
• Proof typeset pages against dead copy
• Proof all typography and formatting
• Enter and double-check corrections
Final proofs and corrections; delivery
• Transmit page proofs to client and author for final corrections and approval
• Enter and double-check corrections
• Provide client with hard copy or PDF proof of final
• Client signs off on project after reviewing the index
• Transmit work to printer in Adobe Acrobat format on CD, as a high-resolution, output-ready PDF file, with a set of final page proofs
• Review bluelines for client, if desired
• Provide client with an archive of all project files on CD |