Following was the production schedule for what has come to be known as an "instant book." Immediately after the contract was signed, Hatch and a Lyons Press editor sat down for one week to write the 101 survival tips, which were emailed to the publisher at the end of the week. The text was approved in one day, and forwarded to Comp Set, a book compositor in Beverly, Mass., with whom Lyons Press does most of its one- and four-color design and composition. Comp Set designed the entire book in one day, and sent a first round of proofs to Lyons Press for quick approval. The next day saw a second round of proofs, quick changes made, and pages sent to the printer, Webcom, in Toronto. In only four days, Webcom printed and bound 250,000 copies, and shipped them to stores.