From manuscript to book: how Core streamlines an editor's work
Ambo|Anthos Publishers has been using Core since 2018, benefiting from this combination of automation and the graphic expertise of Crius Group. As a senior acquiring editor, Linda Visser understood that her publishing house couldn't simply ignore a significant budget cut. But what did this mean for her work? Let's find out!
Cost savings of over 50% at publishers Ambo|Anthos
With Core, Ambo|Anthos Publishers can produce their books faster and cheaper without compromising on quality.
Experienced specialists who understand making books
Apart from the new working method, it soon became clear to Linda that she would be doing business with a company that understands making books.
To get to know our new partner properly, our team prepared a number of Ambo|Anthos books the traditional way, which gave us a clear idea of their publisher’s list. During the analysis that followed, we created the graphic templates together. What teamwork!
Comprehensive support, step by step
Convinced of our experience, Ambo|Anthos followed our advice about InCopy and Core to the letter and gradually became familiar with the new working method.
“Structuring your manuscript, doing corrections in InCopy yourself, making new proofs. Crius Group supported us well with these new tasks. They provided training and helped us with problems by phone and online. Now that we are used to the system, we don’t need this anywhere near as often”, Linda Visser says.
What does mean Core in practice for an editor?
More layout responsibilities
As an editor, with Core you have more responsibilities as regards the layout of the book. The structure of your manuscript needs to be correct before you upload it into Core and you do corrections yourself.
First proof within a few minutes
But there are also a number of things that you no longer do as an editor. Editor Linda explains: “All the emails going back and forth about proofs is definitely a thing of the past. Most of it happens digitally now and often in a single revision. So it goes a lot faster. You have your first proof in a couple of minutes and if it’s not right, you have a new one in no time. As a result, you can reprint entirely by yourself if changes are made in the colophon.”
Making choices when designing the book yourself
The great thing about Core is that you are in control and you are making your own book, as it were. You work according to a well-defined process, but you have additional freedoms. For instance, with Esther Verhoef’s new book, Linda offered the author various designs that she could choose from. This doesn’t cost anything, because all the proofs are made automatically and at Crius Group we charge per end product. You’re welcome. 😉
“But the most important thing is without doubt the quality of our books”, says Linda. “That has definitely not deteriorated. The process is partly automatic, but right at the end there is always an experienced designer at Crius Group who checks everything and adapts it to our personal wishes. It’s a nice feeling and it makes for great cooperation!”
Always assured of quality
The most important thing for publishers is, of course, quality.
"The quality hasn't deteriorated at all since we started working with Core. The process is partly automated, but at the end of the day, there's still an experienced typesetter at Crius Group who checks everything and adapts it to our personal preferences. It's a good feeling, and that makes for a pleasant collaboration," says Linda.
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