Information for Technical book publishers and editors

Do any of the following sound familiar?

Your author has produced a book draft that is technically astute but is let down by the standard of its structure, language, grammar or style.

Your author has produced a book that is technically astute but they do not have English as their first language. As a result the style is not yet of publishable standard.

Your author has put a lot of work into the appearance of their draft but it does not suit your house style or is otherwise not up to publishable standard.

Your author has produced a draft using desktop publishing software that you do not support.

A book is being produced by more than one author and coordinating them is taking a lot of your time.

A book is being produced by more than one author and their writing style differs substantially.

We understand all these problems and have proven experience in solving them in a cost-effective manner. We work closely with you and with your authors, supporting them and easing your management role, as well as keeping drafting and editing on plan.

WordMongers Ltd

Why are we different? Because our experience in computer science and many other areas of technology enables us to understand the subject matter and to communicate with authors on a technical level. Often we can make positive contributions to an author’s draft. No separate proofreading stage is necessary and we can take books directly to camera-ready copy where required.

WordMongers is ideally suited to assist you with:

Developmental editing
Conventional editing and proofreading
Book design
Template design
Typesetting
Preparation of camera-ready copy

We work in all major documentation packages. We have special expertise in FrameMaker and can take your documentation to camera-ready copy for printing.

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