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The S&S Workflow System
The S&S workflow system all begins when an acquisitions editor negotiates a book deal with an author. That is the point at which the human and the computer workflow-management system kicks in.
The key computer system players are: the title-management system that assigns the ISBN, and tracks title information and status from contract to delivery of the finished product into the warehouse—and beyond; a production scheduling system; a digital asset management system in which all of the content files are maintained; and a financial system that tracks actual costs against book estimates.
- Companies:
- John Wiley & Sons
- Simon and Schuster Inc.
Eugene G. Schwartz is editor at large for ForeWord Reviews, an industry observer and an occasional columnist for Book Business magazine. In an earlier career, he was in the printing business and held production management positions at Random House, Prentice-Hall/Goodyear and CRM Books/Psychology Today. A former PMA (IBPA) board member, he has headed his own publishing consultancy, Consortium House. He is also Co-Founder of Worthy Shorts Inc., a development stage online private press and publication service for professionals as well as an online back office publication service for publishers and associations. He is on the Publishing Business Conference and Expo Advisory Board.