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Editorial Services Guide
By The Bay Area Editors' Forum

Stages of Publishing

These charts show the major stages of the traditional publishing process for average nonfiction works and indicate what editorial expertise comes into play at each stage. In the right columns are comments on how digital publishing technology currently affects each stage and results in new kinds of publications.

Development
Manuscript Preparation and Design
Production