Publisher Services Checklist

Here are some of the functions of a traditional book publisher:

• pricing your book
• editorial assistance
• design
• cover design
• proofreading
• indexing
• copy editing
• illustrations and photographs
• permissions for use of copyrighted material
• Cataloging in Publication data (CIP)
• ISBN (International Standard Book Number)
• UPC labels (scannable bar codes)
• layout
• page proofs used for author/editor corrections
• final page printing
• book binding
• copyright registration
• marketing via review copies
• marketing via publishers catalog
• deals with bookstores and wholesalers
• book distribution arrangements
• payments to contractors
• payments to authors