Book Production Control

Foreword 9 Introduction to the second edition 11 Acknowledgements 12 1 Pre-press 13 Page layout and typesetting Illustrations Proofing PDFs 2 Estimating and costing 22 The purpose of estimating Project and final estimates Estimate requests The supplier's estimate The estimate form Costing 3 Print and paper buying 38 Basic principles The buying process Reprints Printing abroad Paper 4 The production specification 51 Trimmed page size (TPS) Extent Endpapers Printing Integrated illustrations and plate sections Paper Covers/jackets/printed cases Finishes Binding Packing Shipping Example specifications 5 Scheduling 69 New book and reprint programmes Schedule events Shipping Transit times Holidays Capacity Co-editions Contingency Rush titles Reprints Improving schedules Monitoring schedules Progress meetings 6 Orders 79 Booking-in order Materials order Printing and binding order Packing and delivery instructions Shipping instructions VAT and duty Paper orders Electronic ordering 7 Co-editions 88 Pre-planning Estimating Schedule Co-edition publisher's purchase order Supplying files Despatch and delivery Imprint changes 8 Technical developments 96 E-books Digital printing Keeping informed Informing colleagues 9 Quality control 105 Reproduction and proofing Printing Binding Repairs Rejecting a book Reviewing quality with colleagues 10 Production and the environment 113 Paper Ink Printing Working conditions Safety 11 Organizing your work 119 Time management Materials in and out Forms Emails Management information systems (MIS) Meetings Statistics Filing 12 Working with colleagues 125 Status of Production Editors Designers Sales/marketing Finance Distribution 13 Working with suppliers 131 Establishing a working relationship Ethics Disputes Legal considerations Appendices 136 Paper usage formulae Bulk calculation for books British standard book sizes Commonly used USA paper sizes US book sizes Conversion table of pounds to grams per square metre Select bibliography 139 Useful web links 139 Index 143