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The Comp: a one-off proof of
your book |
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Although it is more and more
popular to keep everything on the computer and to review art on
the monitor, the real proof is a comp: a comprehensive layout. Whatever
makes up your work, text and images, printed on paper cut to size.
This is more than a nicety. |
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Studies have consistently shown
that most people read more comprehensively and more accurately from
paper than from the monitor. Reviewing your work on paper gives
you a better opportunity to catch mistakes. I also send the typeset
book to you for approval printed out and with its digital file.
I want you to be able to review and mark up your work as you need.
I will work from your marked up file to finish the project, and
unless there are structural changes, these are done at no additional
cost. |
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Over the last ten years, the book world has changed: 99% of my clients use a print-on-demand company (CreateSpace, Spark, Lulu, etc.). They all get a proof from them. If they did not, I would insist on getting them one. No longer would I actually make a trimmed, bound, book, I would use CreateSpce, but you would get a comp: a one-off, copy of your book printed, trimmed, and
bound. You will see just how it will look when printed. And it gives
you one more chance to make corrections. Again, if these are reasonable,
there is no additional cost. |
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For some very complicated projects,
I will make a dummy (a printed, trimmed, and bound book) using Greeked
text and dummy pictures, to give the feel and look of the completed
project before it ever starts. |
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I want to be proud of the project,
just as I want you to be—that's my promise and commitment
to you. |
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Let me design your book, Prescott
is an email away! Contact. |
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Thank you, |
Walton Mendelson |
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