Tremendous savings with parallel processing

During the last few years, WoodWing has become the editorial system of choice among top book publishers. Teams of writers and editors can work on large projects simultaneously. Different versions of the same book can be managed easily.

Worldwide workflow

Smart Books meets the emerging operating paradigm of the book publishing industry. It’s becoming a global workplace. Many projects can be managed concurrently by the staff at headquarters. Groups of internal and external contributors can be linked into project teams, secured by rigid access privileges, supported by connectivity for Word and Excel as well as Adobe InDesign, InCopy, Illustrator and Photoshop. No matter where they are in the world, writers, editors and vendors can all be part of the same workflow.

Productivity boost

The dynamic parallel workflow delivers incredible results. Productivity increases dramatically as writers work in parallel. The number of review cycles can be reduced tremendously with editors keeping up with writers. Even layout work can be done synchronously. Our clients have seen the production price of their pages drop by a factor of 10 or more! The larger the projects, the bigger the savings.

Version management

Some branches, like educational or textbook publishing, have to handle an additional dimension. Books may be published in different versions, depending on their content or publication location. Premier educational publishers stay in control with Smart Books, for example to manage multiple editions of the same book for different U.S. states.

Cross-media publishing productivity

A book has become more than the printed edition. Your reference book may include a DVD containing all content, the textbook might contain a DVD with exercises. Some publications are distributed as PDF only. You might want to point readers to your Web site for additional information on authors and related publications. Instructional materials are often published electronically, calling for audio and video material.

That’s why WoodWing believes in the blended media concept. All project contributors simultaneously add their content to the dossier, consisting of multiple interrelated parts; text and images, audio and video. You use the dossier to print the book, publish a Web site item, produce a PDF or record the DVD. You could even use the title and the summary for promotion by RSS or a text message news service. The archived dossier can later be used for research purposes or to write a comprehensive magazine article on the publication.

Organization and overview

As in any organization, management information is vital. When the production stretches out, the excellent reporting capabilities of Smart Books keep you up-to-date and in control. You can keep an eye on publication progress through any intranet or extranet Web browser. Monitor all work in progress through flexible reports, deadline overviews and thumbnail publications. Browse and query the database to get answers to specific questions. Manage your publications and files.

Publishing platform

The basis for all this is Smart Connection Enterprise, our state-of-the-art publishing platform. Its open architecture enables tight integration with your existing software environment, it supports all your books, versions, sections and chapters, encompasses any printed or digital media, and handles images, text, audio, video and more.

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