Publishing with KNW

This guide is intended for current authors and editors of Kolb Net Works Publishing titles. Prospective authors should consult our submission guidelines for information about working with Kolb Net Works.

After you submit your manuscript, we check that the text and references are complete, log incoming permissions releases, and contact you with questions.

COPYEDITING
The book production editor begins copyediting your manuscript online. He or she checks the manuscript for spelling, punctuation, grammar, clarity, consistency, and so forth, making sure to query you along the way if questions arise. Your book should not need major editing; that is not a service provided by Kolb Net Works. If you need an editor, we can make recommendations.

After the book production editor has finished copyediting, he or she will send you an electronic copy of the manuscript for your close review. Carefully respond to all queries and suggestions. Because making substantial changes to the text is costly, authors and editors should take this opportunity to make all necessary changes.

CO-AUTHORED VOLUMES
If more than one author wishes to review the copyedited manuscript, coordinate your changes and responses to queries and return only one copy.

INTERIOR DESIGN
While you review the copyedited manuscript, the graphic designer oversees the design of your book's interior pages. During the design process, the content, audience, and reading level of your book as well as its trim size, binding, and the complexity of its elements (e.g., sidebars, wrapped text, figures, tables, photographs) are all carefully considered.

Once we have created a design that maximizes the readability and sales potential of your book, the designer creates a sample of the design for you to review.

COVER
Early in the production process, we begin the collaborative task of designing your book's cover. Covers should be both visually enticing and appropriate for your book's content and audience.

You will have the opportunity to provide input on the design and to review a cover sample and back cover copy. Once the design has been finalized, we use the approved cover design on our web site and in our catalogs to help market your book.

FRONT MATTER

The front matter of your book comprises the copyright page, the title pages, and the table of contents, plus optional items such as acknowledgments and dedication pages, author bios and affiliations, a preface, and a foreword.

Front matter proofs deserve special mention because the lead author or editor is typically the only author with the responsibility of checking them. An accurate copyright page is critical because it must contain all required disclaimers and credit lines for photographs and other copyrighted material. All author names, addresses, and affiliations should be carefully checked for accuracy and spelling as well.

INDEX
You, as the author, have the responsibility of creating and paying for the index if needed. This is to be provided to us after the manuscript has been accepted and before it is edited. Be sure to make every necessary change at this stage to avoid costly changes once the index has been included. You'll get a second opportunity to review the index to confirm that all of your changes were incorporated. 

PRINTING
Once the book production editor confirms that all changes have been incorporated into the text, the designer finalizes the book's electronic files, which are then sent to directly to Amazon and uploaded to the Kindle. This file also is uploaded into a locked PDF for computer downloads, or made available for Print-on-Demand orders. The POD company then prints your book directly from these electronic files.

And a few weeks later copies will be sent to the Library of Congress for archiving.