Content Comparison

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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. 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 requestRegister DOI using Crossref web form

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

   1. Jira ticket template

7. Create Google Play audiobook*

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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