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Suggestions and tips for manuscript preparation, book design, selling and marketing...

Gregath Company, Inc. began when the Gregath family published their own first books. Because of this, the first time writer will find helpful, experienced authors backing them up as they encounter problems that need to be solved. The  service provided is personalized to make every step of publishing easier, while realizing education is the first step for anyone. To this end, the following information is offered to help smooth the process. The tips found in the pages below have proven to be a good primer for the beginning author. This free E-book also familiarizes the veteran author with Gregath Company, Inc.'s suggestions for preparing the best camera ready manuscript possible. A growing free glossary is just a click away for your reference. We hope the information and training on these pages will make for a better informed author author and manuscript designer. As always, feel free to contact us at any time - help with your book is that close!

Each client should feel free to seek assistance. We try to offer it in every way possible, to ensure their book is a success.

Table of Contents

• Internet Exclusive! - How To Get Started...

• Internet Exclusive - Extended Information! - ISBN 

• Internet Exclusive - Extended Information! - Copyright 

• Internet Exclusive - Extended Information! - Library of Congress Number 

• Internet Exclusive! - Book Selling Decisions... 

• Printed Manuscript Preparation...

• Internet Exclusive! - Manuscript Design and Format Ideas 

• Internet Exclusive! - Manuscript Preparation Q&A 

• Manuscript on Disk (Print on Demand/POD) Preparation...

• Professional Manuscript Preparation...

• Indexing

• Artwork

• Basic Photo...

• Internet Exclusive! - Photo Design and Format Ideas 

• ...Color Work inside the book

• Archival Quality...

• Internet Exclusive! - ...Paper Primer 

• Offset Printing

• Binding Types

• Defining Softbound Book...

• Internet Exclusive - Extended Information! - Perfect , Saddle & Side Stitch, Comb & Coil, 3 Ring , Fastback Cloth Tape

• ...Hardbound Book Services

• Internet Exclusive - Extended Information! - Library Oversewing, Standard and Deluxe, Full Color, and Specialty 

• Internet Exclusive! - Publication Marketing...

• Internet Exclusive! - Marketing by Web

For those who want this information in book form, we suggest:

WRITING Family History Or Genealogy For Pleasure and Profit, by Gregath Company, Inc., *updated* 2008. ISBN: 0-944619-00-2, 8½x11", softbound book, 126 pages, suggestions & examples of all facets of your project for the typist and/or computer user. Also available on disk. | Click here for more information.|     G550-$10.00 SCL

Our goal is to work closely with the customer, to produce a quality book, that all can be proud of.

- Fredrea Gregath Cook

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