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    OUR CLASS FOR JUNE 20

    STUDY THE ILLUSTRATION BELOW


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    MODERN BOOK PRODUCTION
    This is an overview of amodern book-production
    process, designed to produce multi-format publications
    from a single, version-controlled content source. Team
    members can work simultaneously and remotely. This
    process might span weeks, months or years.

    Setup
    •

    Conceptualisation and
    planning
    After research and workshops,
    the team writes a strategy and
    plan, and identifies the project
    •
    director.

    Commissioning authors
    The project director selects the

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    best possible authors. The team
    • briefs them thoroughly.

    Technical infrastructure
    The team sets up technical
    infrastructure, including software
    • and clear processes.

    •
    Creation
    •
    Writing
    Working closely with the project
    director, the authors work hard to
    finish on time. •

    Manuscript review

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    The project director and team
    members provide constructive
    • input on the authorsʼ work.

    Manuscript development
    A development editor, who
    specialises in communicating
    ideas clearly, refines the authorsʼ •
    work.

    Copy editing
    The copy editor improves and
    fixes mistakes in style, grammar,
    • and consistency.

    Design
    A designer creates the visual
    look-and-feel for the project in
    • mockups of covers and pages.

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    Permissions
    A rights specialist gets
    permission to reuse othersʼ

    • content, such as lyrics,


    illustrations, and photos.

    •
    Production
    •
    Digitisation
    A production specialist turns the
    edited manuscript into markup,
    stored in a repository that tracks
    all changes.
    •

    Ar t wor k
    The project manager
    commissions artists to create
    illustrations, take photos, and
    develop graphs.
    •

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    St ylesheets
    A software developer writes CSS
    stylesheets that automate the
    layout according to the
    designerʼs mockups.
    •

    Software development
    If special features require new
    software, the team briefs a
    software developer to prototype
    and refine them.
    •

    Page refinement
    For high-end print editions, a
    designer–editor examines every

    • page and refines the automated


    layout.

    Proofreading
    A professional proofreader reads
    every word of the final layout

    • carefully, to find any small

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    remaining errors.

    Indexing
    A professional indexer develops
    the index for the back of the
    book, a well-crafted taxonomy •
    for navigating concepts.

    Testing and review


    The entire team checks print,
    website, ebook and app editions,
    • and submits any crucial
    adjustments online.

    •
    Publication
    •
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    Deployment and
    distribution
    Itʼs showtime! PDFs go to the
    printer, ebooks to retailers, and
    apps to app stores. Websites go
    •
    live.

    Maintenance and updates


    The team keeps the website up
    and stable, and supports users.

    • They work with the director to


    make updates.

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