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Savings with paperlessproofs
paperlessproofs will save you money and
time compared with paper proofs and their delivery even on the most tightly
controlled project
Scenario: 160pp academic monograph, publisher based in
London, typesetter in Yorkshire, author in Oxford, proofreader in
Hertfordshire.
Both copy-editing and queries are handled electronically.
One round of first proofs to author and reader, revised proofs to
reader only.
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| Paper proofs |
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| Cost assumptions: typesetter includes a
cost of 5p per page for each proof page, delivery by courier (to ensure
next day delivery) is £6:00 per package, Royal Mail special
delivery £18.30 (for next day delivery and security) |
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Cost |
Transit time |
| First proofs (4 sets, author x 2, reader, publisher) |
£32.00 |
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| Delivery to publisher |
£6.00 |
1 day |
| Proof delivery to reader |
£6.00 |
1 day |
Proof delivery to author
(author bears cost of proof return) |
£6.00 |
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| Author proof to reader for collation |
£6.00 |
1 day |
| Collated proofs to publisher |
£18.30 |
1 day |
| Collated proofs to typesetter |
£6.00 |
1 day |
| Revised proofs (2 sets, reader, publisher) |
£16.00 |
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| Delivery to publisher |
£6.00 |
1 day |
| Revised proof delivery to reader |
£6.00 |
1 day |
| Corrected revised proof delivery to publisher |
£18.30 |
1 day |
| Corrected revised proof delivery to typesetter |
£6.00 |
1 day |
| Total |
£138.60 |
9 days |
| Paperlessproofs |
| Cost assumptions: cost per page to create
paperlessproof: 15p |
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Cost |
Transit time |
| First proofs |
£24.00 |
0 days |
| Second proofs |
£24.00 |
0 days |
| Total |
£48.00 |
0 days |
This simple example with only one round of revised proofs,no overseas
elements and no courier/postal delay shows a saving of 65%
on costs and 9 days on the schedule |
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