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The IT publisher referenced earlier outsourced much of his (now completed) backlist conversion, but produces new titles in house. "New titles have been handled by changes to our authoring templates so that the process can move relatively smoothly," he says.
Naperville, Ill.-based independent trade book publisher Sourcebooks Inc. handles "about 80 percent" of its e-book conversion in house, according to Sarah Cardillo, senior managing editor. The company shifted resources, replacing an external vendor with a new staffer for page production and converting another staff member to e-book production and project management. "We focused on being as efficient as possible and as technically sound as possible, and that allowed us to add work without adding resources," she says.