Can include consultation before you begin writing. The developmental editor may help you plan the organization, features, and other aspects of the work, and/or prepare developmental reviews or analyses. A developmental editor may also rewrite and restructure the text to fit the format, improve flow, ensure consistent structure, and identify gaps in content while supplying or describing the needed copy so you can resolve the issues..

Corrects errors, queries the author about conflicting statements, requests advice when the means of resolving a problem is unclear, and prepares a style sheet. The copy editor is most concerned with the clarity of your arguments, the consistency of your word choices, and the crispness of your language.

The designers at LandMarc press have designed thousands of books over the last forty years, and they draw on that knowledge to create the perfect design for you. Aspects such as target audience, book length, desired page count, subject matter, and most importantly, author preferences are all taken into account before presenting you with a sample design. Authors are given the opportunity to make corrections to this design, and our layout team will examine your corrections for any problems that might arise.

One of the more disturbing trends in publishing in the U.S. is the outsourcing of layout work overseas. Layout is where your thoughts meet the printed word. It is one of the most intricate and important steps in getting your books published, and at LandMarc press we do it all in-house. Layout affects the flow of your argument, the clarity of your vision, and the focus of the reader. A good layout makes the reader focus where you want them to focus and pulls them along through the entire book. A great layout does all of that without anyone ever noticing how it was done. Let our team of seasoned professionals handle the layout of your book. With forty years of experience there is no better place to send your project.

Corrects errors such as misspellings, typos, misnumbering or mislabeling, subject-verb disagreement, word usage (such as the use of imminent for eminent), and identifies incorrect or outdated cross-references. If copy is missing, the proofreader requests the copy.

Our quality control specialists subject your pages to a rigorous review. Every page is examined for conformity to type specifications to ensure complete and attractive typography. Some of the checks performed during this process include: kerning, running heads, table and figure placement, twinning, folios, margins, word spacing, breaks, and space bands.  Every detail is inspected to ensure that your pages are attractive, consistent, and match the agreed-on specs.

“Don’t judge a book by its cover,” is a nice adage, but lets face the facts, two of the major things that sell books are the front cover and the endorsements on the back cover.  We have design professionals on hand to create a custom look for your book that will be both eye-catching and representative of your work, creating the perfect cover for your project.

LandMarc’s project managers are trained to keep your project on schedule and on budget. Working directly with you, they are available to answer questions about editing, design, and content. Your personal project manager will coordinate everything from artwork and graphs, to editing, schedule, and permissions questions. They will supervise the printing and continue to inspect goods for quality throughout the process. Intimately familiar with your work, they are your first and best resource for changes, questions, and concerns.

Authors are typically allowed to make one set of changes to the pages after the book has been composed. However, we offer you an additional review of your pages once we have completed the first set of corrections. Corrections found by our proofreader, quality control manager, or project manager are paid for by LandMarc Press. In addition, corrections marked by the author due to spelling or grammar are also paid for by LandMarc Press. Only substantive changes made by the author not due to an editing or layout error will be charged to the author at an hourly rate.

Final files are given a last quality check by your project manager before being finalized. All the included fonts are provided for the printer and a press-optimized pdf file is provded to the designated printer. Once the printer has check the files and created a low-res “soft” copy or “bluelines” or your book, your project manager will also inspect that for quality, consistency, and any problems that may have arisen. Once approved, the printer will proceed.

Your project manager will prepare all the proper paperwork to obtain Cataloging In Publication data (CIP data) and register your book’s copyright with the Library of Congress. In addition, an ISBN number and bar code specific to your book will be created.

With forty years in the business, LandMarc Press has relationships with printers all over the U.S. We will send out bids for your work to the printers that best fit your title. For instance, if your book has photographs we will go with a printer with that specialty. Also, the number of books initially printed, the trim size, and the type of binding help us decide on the best printers to ask for bids from on your project. Once you accept a printing bid, your books will be sent to the printer and review copies will be forwarded to you for your approval before you accept the final shipment.

LandMarc Press has ample storage facilities ready to store your books in a temperature-controlled environment. We coordinate this storage with our fulfillment services saving you the hassle of sending books out or renting a storage facility, forklift, and racks. Sending out one or two books is no problem for any author, but once you have created a professional and sellable title, you will have to contend with shipping hundreds of books. Why not let LandMarc Press handle that for you? We can ship books in small or large batches and provide monthly statements that report the number of books sold, tax, shipping, and stock remaining in storage.

In addition to storage and fulfillment, our online purchasing and promotion ensures that your customers are easily able to buy books online with a credit card. No need to hassle with the expense and pain of creating your own online store, we have one ready for you to use! We also create promotional sales sheets and postcards, as well as coordinate sending copies for review and endorsements.

Get the word out about your book! With thousands of new titles hitting the marketplace each year, it is not enough to just publish a great book, you also have to market it. LandMarc Press can provide you with professional quality press releases and the contacts to get them to the most important media outlets to drive sales! We coordinate sending copies for review and endorsements and offer reviewer catalog coverage and sales sheets for authors to send on their own.