Editorial & Production Services Step by Step

Production and Publishing

The following is a basic guide to the steps of the editorial and production process. These steps are standard in publishing, but many first-time authors may not be familiar with them. We work closely with our authors through all these steps to ensure their vision for their work matches the finished product—your book.

  1. Editorial evaluation, as needed
  2. Author revisions based on evaluation
  3. Editing and/or copyediting
  4. Author query resolution
  5. Copyedit author revisions
  6. Manuscript prepared for design and typesetting
  7. Front cover design
  8. Interior book design and page layout, including image placement and optimization, and custom typographical elements
  9. Proofreading and author review
  10. Proofreader’s and author’s corrections combined, entered by the typesetter, and verified by author/proofreader
  11. Indexing, if any
  12. Back cover creation
  13. ISBN purchase and retail pricing
  14. Barcode creation
  15. Print-ready cover and interior files prepared and uploaded to printer
  16. Ebook formatting performed and uploaded
  17. Business cards and other print promotional materials, as needed
  18. Graphics and content for author website, as needed
  19. Sell sheet preparation

Each of the steps in this process ensures that your book is ready to face the reading world in the most professional and effective package possible.