SERVICES

Traditional composition

• No special formatting required for WORD manuscripts
• Use of Adobe InDesign, QuarkXpress
• Narrative Text, Illustrated books’ catalogs, guides, magazines

Automated composition

• No special formatting required for WORD manuscripts
• Use of Oasys-Miles and Adobe Framemaker with XML first, Tex
• STM and legal publications, dictionaries, trade directories

Strong expertise in XML

Editing & proofreading

Nord Compo works with highly experienced U.S. based professionals for all English language editing and proofreading. Our proofreaders include an MLS/PhD medical librarian, highly experienced in STM works.

• Editorial coordination
• Copy preparation
• Standardization
• Preparing indexes
• Content control / Proofreading
• Tailored correction protocols/house style
• Translation (English and French)

eBooks & Mobile Apps

ePub production is a standard part of Nord Compo‘s composition services for literature and humanities books.

We work with the following formats:

• All eBook formats:
• reflowable ePub 2 & 3
• fixed layout ePub 2 & 3 (standard or enhanced)
• ePdf, KF8, Mobi

Multiple platforms:

• iOS, Android, Windows Mobile
• HTML5 / CSS3
• Web-apps
• Javascript

We have a close working relationship with the major resellers – Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Gooagle, etc., and routinely validate our files and apps with them.

As an Apple-approved supplier, we convert and deliver your books for distribution through the iBooks Store and other ebook sellers:
Our Apple-approved program

Data structuring

• Scan and OCR (or double OCR)
• Data entry/form
• XML structuring
• Database
• Database building
• Page make-up with XML first
• Back catalog conversion to digital
• Updated database content
• XML retroconversion for editorial database
• Directories

We also offer a-la-carte services:

• Conversion from print PDF files to eBook files-from simple to highly complex
• Digital eBook Collections
• Enhanced eBooks
• Mobile Apps

Cover Design & Layout Formatting

Nord Compo’s Design Department offers highly creative, affordable solutions for all your layout, design and formatting needs:

• Creative cover design for monographs or series
• Multiple iterations and options to ensure your needs are met

• Creation of proprietary design templates/DTDs
• Simple designs for narrative text and picture books
• Complex layouts for academic and STM works
• Formatting and/or delivery directly to printer of all of your print files, cover and text block, according to your printer’s specifications