The twelve checks we run before a manuscript is typeset
Most production delays are caused by twelve fixable things in the file. Here is the list we work through, in order.
The Press Room
Production notes from the floor. Specific, checkable, and written so you could do it yourself.
Spine width, bleed and full-wrap covers: the print math
Why front-only cover files get rejected, how spine width is actually computed, and the allowance most templates leave out.
ISBNs, imprints and copyright pages for independent authors
What an ISBN buys you, when the free one costs you the imprint name, and what belongs on a copyright page.