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Publishing with ASP

Author Prepares
Confirmation of acceptance
Copy-editing
Design
Proofing
Indexing
Printing
Books received
Selling to bookshops
Publication date or release

Author Prepares
Author prepared manuscript in line with contractual requirements and delivers to ASP. ASP may obtain an assessor's report prior to officially accepting the manuscript for publication. In some circumstances the ASP Director may require the author to rework the manuscript so it meets agreed contractual standards.

Author's responsibilities

  • Prepare the manuscript in accordance with the ASP style guide.
  • Deliver one hard copy of the final manuscript, along with a matching copy on disk or by email.
  • Discuss with ASP any requirements for the delivery (or creation) of artwork or illustrations, in line with the contract.
  • Provide supporting documents regarding Indigenous cultural approvals and copyright permissions, if appropriate, in line with the contract.
  • Provide the completed Author’s Promotion form, if not already delivered.
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Confirmation of acceptance
ASP confirms acceptance of the manuscript and discusses publication schedule. Deputy Director becomes the main point of contact, but you may also have contact with a freelance copy-editor, a publishing coordinators, a graphic designer, sales and marketing or admin staff.

Author's responsibilities
Author needs to confirm their availability for:
  • Working with the copy-editor.
  • Checking proofs and cover.
  • Providing information to aid promotion.
  • Being available at the time of publication to support marketing and promotion efforts.
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Copy-editing
Manuscript is copy-edited for editorial consistency (grammar, spelling, language choices) as well as house style. This process may also raise questions about the content. This is the last chance for amending or modifying the content.

Author's responsibilities
Author is required to:
  • Check carefully and approve the edited manuscript.
  • Work with the copy-edit to resolve any queries raised.
  • Confirm the choice of illustrations and check the edited captions.
  • Supply ideas, if any, for the cover.
  • Approve the final title chosen for the book and the copy for the back cover blurb.
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Design
The manuscript and cover are designed.

Author is required to:
  • View and comment on the cover and text design.
  • Check and approve the cover design and the design of the internal pages and illustrations.
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Proofing
First and second page proofs are produced. ASP and the author will check the pages. This is not a time for polishing the content; only changes that are vital to the publication can be made at this stage. ASP will check the second page proofs.

Author is required to:

  • Proofread the First page proofs carefully against the final edited manuscript.
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Indexing
An index will be produced by a freelancer for ASP a cost confirmed by the author who is contracted to pay, using key terms/concepts provided by the author.

Author is required to:
  • Provide key words and/or concepts for inclusion in the index, if not supplied previously.
  • Alternatively, the author can produce an index of professional quality themselves.
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Printing
Final materials sent to the printer and ASP will check the text, illustrations and cover proofs.

Author may be asked to check proofs at this stage, but usually not.

 

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Books received

Advance copies are received, followed by the complete print run. ASP will check the advance copies before sending the author’s copies or delivering the bulk stock to the distributor.


Author is not required to do anything at this stage, however they may be asked to provide promotional ideas, contacts, mailing lists etc. if they haven’t done so already.

 

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Selling to bookshops

Three months prior to advance copies being received, ASP’s distributor will send sales reps to bookshops across the country to ‘sell-in’ the book. ASP will send information to overseas distributors. ASP will finalise promotional plans.

Author is not usually involved in this except to provide as much relevant detailed information as possible to help support ASP’s promotional efforts.

 

 

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Publication date or release
Four weeks (approximately) after receipt of the bulk stock the book will be ‘released’ or officially published, an available across the country.


Author will be involved to differing degrees in ASP’s promotional program for the book.

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