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1. Receive the front cover ideas from cover designer. Save to the project folder under “Cover.”

2. Send the front cover ideas to the editor*

3. Send front cover feedback to cover designer (repeat steps 1 & 2 as needed)*

4. Front cover approved by editor*

5. Send front cover to author(s). Only text corrections allowed.*

6. Front cover approved. Save to the project folder.*

7. Upload the final cover file for TMM ingestion

8. Create the Fulcrum monograph page

   1. E-mail the author(s), editor, and marketing team the link

   2. For Lever titles, this step is done during post-production tasks

9. Register DOI using Crossref web form

Copyediting

1. Receive the copyedited files from the vendor. Save them to the project folder under “Copyediting” and review:

   1. Make sure all queries for the author make sense and start with “AQ:”

   2. Determine if any queries should be answered by you or the editor

2. Send the copyedit to the author(s)

3. Receive the copyedit feedback from the author(s). Save the files to the project folder and review:

   1. Make sure all queries have been answered clearly

4. Send the copyedit feedback to the vendor

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1. Receive the ePub from the vendor. Save it to the project folder under “Final Files” and review:

   1. Open in an epub reader such as iBooks or Calibre

   2. Make sure all content is present in the ebook

   3. Spot check links to ensure the TOC, notes, and external links are working correctly

2. Upload the print interior PDF and ePub to the Fulcrum monograph page. Keep them in Draft mode until the pub date.

3. QC the ePub on Fulcrum

4. Update the Fulcrum page with the final back cover copy from the cover spread

5. Update the JIRA ticket for Fulcrum work needed (if applicable). Assign the ticket to Tim Belch to begin work.

Post-Production

1. Using the actual page count, double-check the IBI cost estimator and update TMM if the price has changed

2. Update TMM w/ final specs (for every format)

3. Confirm Eloquence verification and Send Metadata to Eloquence (for every format)

4. Upload final files to BiblioVault and order PDF Processing and web-ready PDF

5. Create MARC record request

6. Register DOI using Crossref web form

7. Via JIRAVia Jira (either the project’s existing record or a new one), ask Tim to add “add the OA [ISBN] to Product [Press name] on Fulcrum so the book will appear in KBARTKBART”

   1. Jira ticket template

8. Create Google Play audiobook*

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1. For titles with print runs, release stock from CDC in CISPUB

2. Mark the print version active in TMM day before the POD pub date

   1. Check the “Active” box next to the Pub Date and Warehouse Date tasks.

   2. Make the BISAC Status “Active” and the Product Availability “Available”

   3. Add the DOI to the “Open Access URL” field

On the pub date:

3. Publish the OA version on Fulcrum (make the page and all materials public)

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3. Mark the OA

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3. version active in TMM

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3. 1. Check the “Active” box next to the Pub Date task.

   2. Make the BISAC Status “Active” and the Product Availability “Available”

   3. Add the DOI to the “Open Access URL” field

4. Add Title to Discount Code in CDC CartMan

5. Add the book to the imprint’s homepage

6. Notify the editor, marketing, and author(s) of book release

   1. For Lever titles, do this 1 week before pub date

7. Add the book to the MPS Releases, 2020-Present spreadsheet

Post-Publication

1. Close JIRA ticket (if applicable)

   1. Change status from “To Do” to “Done”

2. Order comp copies for the author according to contract

   1. The editor completes this step for ACP titles

3. Send 1 copy to the UM Library and 2 copies to the Library of Congress (LoC)

4. Notify Jason that the project is ready for invoicing*

5. Make sure final production files are on shared drive for archive

6. One week after pub date, check Check availability on Amazon and MPS website in case there are problems

7. One month after pub date, check aggregators to confirm title is included (see Asana subtask)

*These steps do not apply to DPCs for Lever Press titles