The production process involves the following steps:
| 1. | Copy edit manuscript and prepare for typesetting (plus images/captions, if illustrated). |
| 2. | Design cover (or case and jacket, if hardback). |
| 3. | Typesetter sets text (reproduces illustrations) and supplies page proofs. |
| 4. | Proofreader checks page proofs and marks corrections. |
| 5. | Typesetter produces revised proofs for final check and approval for press. |
| 6. | Typesetter provides print-ready files to printer (plus images/captions, if appropriate). |
| 7. | Print cover/jacket |
| 8. | Print pages (and illustrations). |
| 9. | Manufacture case (hardback only). |
| 10. | Bind printed text/illustrations in cover (or case and jacket, if hardback). |