How to Work with Self-Publishers
Editing, proofreading and other considerations
1st Edition
Published on 2. November 2023
62 pages
978-1-915141-24-8 (ISBN)
Description
A boom in book self-publishing has increased work for editors and opened a host of opportunities for them to develop services, with their range of skills and technical abilities, that self-publishers will want to pay for. This guide offers an overview of self-publishing and also drills down into more technical details for those who want to be aware of the issues self-publishers will face on the road to producing a professional book.This guide is for you if you want to develop your support of self-publishing authors, in fiction or non-fiction. There are many aspects of the process that, as a practising editor, you may never need, or want, to deal with, but knowing how they work will help you assess a client's assumptions, answer their questions and be of service in guiding them towards a professional self-publication.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1| Introduction
- The publishing landscape
- The publishing workflow
- Overview of an editor's role
- 2| Assessing the author's needs
- Author's knowledge
- Author's mindset
- Author's budget
- Author's timescale
- Connecting with the author
- Key questions when assessing an author
- 3| The practicalities
- Text preparation
- Content issues
- Formatting for layout
- Anatomy of a book
- Choosing a format
- About ISBNs
- About metadata
- Book distribution
- 4| Additional professional services
- Indexers
- Illustrators/cover designers
- Book layout
- Marketing and publicity
- Agents
- 5| Resources
- About the author
- Acknowledgements
- Back Cover
