PUBLISHERS
AuthorCafé
Designed for Publishers
For book publishing houses, AuthorCafé is designed to be a one-stop shop. Commission projects, onboard authors, rope in editors and copyeditors to write, edit, update, collaborate, review, revise, archive, paginate, and publish - all on the browser!
Reduced turnaround time for McGraw-Hill India from 2 months to 2 weeks
McGraw-Hill Education India has been able to significantly reduce the time between content finalisation and publishing-readiness.
Their custom book publishing programme involves iterations and collaboration between authors, editors, and other stakeholders. AuthorCafe simplifies this entire workflow - all on the browser.
Multiple Use Cases
Standard book workflow
Coordinate and collaborate with authors, editors, and copyeditors, to create and publish a book from scratch.
Custom book creation
Add metadata to existing content to convert them to chapters and modules. Mix and match modules to create custom books, and auto-paginate as you go - all on the browser.
Re-edition books creation
Project manage new book editions in one place - make new updates, repurpose content, paginate with the plugged-in auto-pagination engine, and publish reeditions quickly.
FEATURES
Create. Manage. Publish
Super-efficient administration
- Project managers or commissioning editors can set up individual books, assign tasks, define roles, give rights, configure policies, and track progress, all from one dashboard.
- Track progress across stakeholders in the workflow, with a customised dashboard.
Save time and effort
- Authors write, update, and revise, editors and external contractors review, edit, and proofread, while project managers track quality and completeness.
- Generate templated typeset pages on the fly, with a plugged-in auto-pagination feature. Cut costs and turnaround time down significantly.
Archival and digital publishing
- A finished book project is sent to a digital repository from where outputs can be taken for print or digital publishing.
- A final archival area with custom configurations can be set up to store and publish final books with all media files (audio, video, animation, text, photos). AuthorCafe includes search functionalities in multiple formats (ePub and HTML) for multiple devices (computers, tablets and mobiles).
Browser-based digital publishing
Create in-house transparency and full visibility into your project with a streamlined content workflow. Write, view, edit, paginate, and disseminate books and/or chapters quickly - all on your browser!
Speed up your publishing process, lower your costs
