Publishing
Book publishing services
Getting a manuscript to press involves more than a cover. Text has to be typeset to a grid, images placed and captioned, front and back matter assembled, and every file checked against the printer's specification before the run.
Overview
What this service covers
We handle the design and production side of publishing, working either with established publishers or directly with authors taking a title to print themselves. Editorial and distribution stay with you; the visual production sits with us.
Books arrive in every state of readiness, from a clean edited manuscript to a folder of chapters and scanned images. Both are workable, though the first is cheaper.
What we provide
Included in every project
Anything outside this list is quoted separately rather than assumed.
Interior typesetting
Page grid, typography, running heads, folios and chapter openers set across the full text.
Image placement
Figures, plates and captions positioned, sized and colour-checked for the chosen stock.
Front and back matter
Title pages, copyright, contents, index layout, appendices and acknowledgements.
Cover and jacket
Full wrap design with spine calculated from the final page count.
Ebook preparation
Files structured so EPUB conversion keeps the hierarchy intact.
Press-ready output
PDF/X exports checked against your printer's template before release.
Benefits
Why clients commission this work
One supplier through production
Cover, interior and artwork handled together rather than stitched from three vendors.
Proof rounds that are planned
Correction stages are scheduled, so proofreading does not derail the print date.
Reprint-ready archives
Source files kept so a second edition does not mean starting again.
Printer-specific output
Files built to the template of the press actually printing the book.
Process
From brief to final files
Each stage has a clear approval point, so nothing large gets built on an assumption.
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Manuscript review
We assess the text, image count and structure, then quote against the real scope.
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Sample pages
A designed sample spread is approved before the full text is flowed.
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Full pagination
The book is set, proofed and corrected through agreed proof rounds.
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Release to print
Final files delivered to your printer, with sources archived for reprints.
Who it suits
Typical clients for this service
Briefs come from single projects and from teams commissioning at volume.
Portfolio
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Questions
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