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Sell sheets for book manuscript5/2/2024 Many book publishers instead rely on tools that produce EPUB directly from the files used for print. (XML can also be used to facilitate full-text web versions of books, like the one produced for The Chicago Manual of Style.) Though books are typically more complex than journal articles, the process of deriving XML from a book manuscript can be aided by the use of word-processing templates, or the markup can be added or derived later in the process. As in journal publishing, book publishers can use XML as the basis of publication in both print and, in the case of books, EPUB, a standard format based on XHTML (HTML defined as an application of XML) that can in turn be used as the basis of (or converted to) a number of commercial e-book formats. Once implemented, the same sets of tags and the same procedures (some of which have been developed specifically for publishers and enjoy broad support) can be reused and refined as necessary, leading to certain economies of scale.īook publishers can streamline their production processes to accommodate a similar approach, and many publishers now offer a variety of e-book formats in addition to print. A journal, because it tends to maintain the same format from issue to issue, is particularly well suited to an XML workflow (XML was in fact initially designed to facilitate HTML presentations). This demand dates to the 1990s-long before electronic formats for books became popular. The XML workflow outlined in this supplement stems in part from the experience of academic journal publishers, who were responding to a demand for simultaneous print and electronic publication, typically in PDF (the basis of printed formats) and HTML (for full-text web presentations). Meanwhile, programmers and other IT specialists develop and maintain systems for document conversion and typesetting as well as other aspects of publication, from revising and archiving to scheduling and communications. Editors and authors-once their main roles are done-continue to play a key role as reviewers during various stages of production. Production controllers coordinate in-house staff and vendors to ensure timely publication, within budget, and adherence to the highest standards. Designers create a typographic and visual format that is appropriate for a particular work in a given medium. But to produce works of the highest quality, often in a variety of formats delivered simultaneously via multiple content providers, publishers depend on specialists. With the right software-and at least a working knowledge of basic markup or, for print, of typography and layout-anyone can publish. Steps taken earlier, starting with the author or manuscript editor, can also contribute to the production process. The details of what happens after that depend not only on the formats in which the work will be published but also on the tools used to produce them. Production-of a book or a journal article, for publication in electronic or printed form-generally begins the moment an edited manuscript is considered final (see chapter 2 of the Manual). This material is intended to supplement the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style by giving an overview of the production process and the technologies involved.
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