Services: Services for international publishers

At Pindar NZ we offer all commercial book-production services under one roof. This means you can buy the whole service from manuscript to multi-purposed output, including project management. Alternatively, you can pick and choose the services you require on a project-by-project basis.

Text & graphics

We offer:

  • editing (structural and copy-editing)
  • proofreading
  • data entry/keying
  • indexing
  • graphic design (covers, internals, publicity material)
  • flatbed and transparency scanning
  • photographic restoration, clear-cutting and retouching
  • colour correcting
  • illustrating and technical diagramming
  • cartography
  • data transformation (to and from XML).

'Of making many books there is no end.' Ecclesiastes 12:3

Project management

We offer:

  • complete bespoke packages (with or without authoring or printing)
  • sub-contracted components
  • securing and supervising of sub-contractors (illustrators, indexers, etc.)
  • management of multi-book projects
  • print broking
  • content management
  • production of promotional material
  • permission clearing.

'The whole duty of Typography, as of Calligraphy, is to communicate to the imagination, without loss by the way, the thought or image intended to be communicated by the author.' T.J. Cobden-Sanderson

XML workflow

This term is being used to cover a multitude of activities, ranging from simple production of a tagged text file at the end of a conventional print process, through to a fully integrated XML-first document workflow concluding with multimedia output.

Pindar NZ has been working in SGML, XML, and HTML for almost two decades and has produced many publications including dictionaries, encyclopaedia, catalogues, academic journals, and other reference works, as well as more simple fiction and non-fiction publications.

Pindar has, over 20 years, developed Agility, the content management software that is the market-leader in catalogue production worldwide. Agility is designed to integrate into XML workflows and so enriches the services we can offer.

Quality

  • We use a proven process from manuscript receipt to finished book.
  • Staff are selected for each job based on their specialist skills.
  • Our archiving is easily accessible and accurate.
  • Two people check all work.
  • Graduates are employed from a wide range of disciplines.
  • Staff are rigorously trained.
  • Our equipment and software are state-of-the-art.
  • The correct hardware and software is selected for each publication.
  • We have been ISO 9002 certified.
  • We create robust print-ready files.
  • Globally styled documents allowing easy re-purposing.

Speed

  • We offer a FTP (file transfer protocol) site.
  • We offer integrated on-screen editing.
  • We have a high-speed fibre-optic, microwave internet connection.
  • Work is scheduled to your requirements.
  • Time zone differences mean we are working while your office is closed.
  • We are experienced in communication at a distance.
  • We have excellent systems.
  • We send file-receipt acknowledgement.
  • You can check project timelines live online.

'Beautifully typeset pages are always the result of long experience.' Jan Tschichold

Value for Money

  • The low NZ dollar means you get more for your money.
  • Our services are exempt from sales taxes (GST, VAT, etc.) for companies outside New Zealand.
  • Our high level of accuracy reduces the number of proofing rounds.
  • Volume production keeps prices competitive.
  • There are no hidden add-ons in our quoting.

Experience

  • We have over 20 years experience in book production services.
  • We have produced thousands of books for more than a hundred publishers.
  • Our clients include independent and multinational publishers in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Samoa, and the USA.

For more comprehensive details read our Commercial Handbook