Post on 08-Apr-2017
whythe fear?BOOK AUTHOR PROOFING ONLINE
Digital focusElectronic workflows Managing costsIntroducing greaterefficiencies
The ShiftIN FOCUS FOR PUBLISHERS
More publishers are actively seekingtechnology solutions that workeffectively within their existingworkflow and internal structures.
There is one key player
who continues to
represent a concern for
publishers looking to
introduce these new
systems...
The Author
BUT WHY?
Overall publishers have
some concerns about
fully integrating authors
into their production
processes.
There is also sometrepidation on the partof publishers about howto bring the author intothe process of makingonline corrections in away that is seamless andeasy.
Rightly or wrongly, these fears are oftencentred on the following issues:
01 Authors are not savvyenough to work withina bespoke or techenvironment to makechanges correctly.
Authors will makesubstantial changes
to previouslyapproved content. 02
Authors will makesignificant changesagainst the style ofthe publication03
How do weovercomethese fears?
Make it very userfriendlyEnsure design/methodologies are accessible toauthors.
Manage user accessRestrict the capacity for authors to rewrite/addcontent, this can be implemented through keyuser access restrictions.
Mediate UpdatesClosely control all of the corrections made by theauthor.
Quality Tech SupportProvide seamless technical support around theclock.
IntroducingLanstad
1.PROJECTMANAGEMENT
2. CONTENT PROOFING
3. INTEGRATEDCOMMUNICATIONS
4. IMMEDIATE CONTENTTRANSFORMATION
Track milestones, tasks andmanage all aspects of a projectwithin a user friendly portal.
Make corrections andaccept/reject changes tocontent directly within system.
Transparent line ofcommunication, tagged againstall tasks and milestones foreasy reference.
Submit changes to content andimmediately transform to PDFor EPUB with the click of abutton.
Project Management
Integrated Communications
Content Proofing
Content Transformation
Benefits?
SPEED QUALITY COSTS
40% IMPROVEMENT