What We Do as a Development Company

As development editors we are involved in many projects from the very beginning through to submission to production. We help conceptualize new products (or reconceptualize existing products) and evaluate new subject areas through market research. We collaborate with authors and acquisitions editors to create detailed revision/book plans. We guide new authors through the process of writing their first manuscript, supplement, or other product. We help authors implement their revision/book plans, research photos, navigate permission requirements, and adhere to the publisher’s formatting guidelines. We organize reviews, course surveys, and focus groups to ensure that the product has a viable target market. And we prepare manuscripts for final submission to production, working with production editors to provide a smooth transition.

We develop the overall organization, coherence, and continuity required for marketable and valuable reader-friendly textbooks, professional development books, manuals, and digital media. We collaborate with acquisitions editors, authors, production editors, project managers, media editors, designers, marketing managers, and other key members of the editorial and production teams in the creation, revision, and refinement of various print and electronic products.

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