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.



Paper proofs
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)
 
Cost
Transit time
First proofs (4 sets, author x 2, reader, publisher)
£32.00
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
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
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
 
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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