Book Production Control
David Bann(Author)
Class Publishing Ltd
Published on 14. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
152 pages
978-1-85959-353-0 (ISBN)
Description
A manual for the production controller or manager working in book publishing. It outlines the purpose and methods of all the tasks required and complements the skills a production controller will acquire while learning in-house or on training courses. Areas covered include pre-press, estimating and costing, print buying, specification, scheduling, orders, quality control, production and the environment and includes recent technical developments in ebooks and digital printing.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Bridgwater
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85959-353-0 (9781859593530)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

David Bann
Book Production Control
E-Book
08/2012
1st Edition
Class Health
€25.69
Available for download
Person
Lecturer University College London. Interests include Socio-Economic inequalities in health and function and the causes and consequences of obesity and physical activity levels.
Content
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