Copy Editing Services 

  • Content is extracted as XML from the original EPUB
  • Content is converted to WORD and proofing is completed
  • Client step: Proofed text is reviewed and approved
  • Approved text is merged back into the EPUB file
  • Client step: EPUB file with corrected text is reviewed (chapter, paragraph, TOC structure, images and other formatting is NOT altered, the EPUB file should look the same as it originally did)
  • Client step: Special instructions are noted for EPUB to Print conversion in our "SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: EPUB to Print file conversion" form, see  file: eBookFORM.docx
  • InDesign typesetting template is populated: The EPUB file's content (text) and formatting (XML, HTML) is matched and merged into the InDesign typesetting template.
  • InDesign file of the full book is reviewed and compiled or adjusted as needed according to what has been instructed by the publisher in the file: eBookFORM.docx
  • Print PDF of the full book is created: InDesign file is exported to PDF for print 
  • Client step: PDF for print is reviewed and approved for distribution (any newly requested changes at this point will be alterations and an additional copy editing fee will be required, typically a $20 fee depending on how many changes are requested)