Automating manuscript editing and book formatting for a publisher

A book publisher relied on a subcontractor in the Philippines to edit each manuscript and format it into a finished book. Every title went back and forth between the publisher, the subcontractor and the author over several rounds, and editing alone typically took four to six weeks.

The finished files had to meet the file specifications of Ingram and Amazon, the platforms that print and distribute the publisher's books. A file that fails their checks cannot go to print.

We mapped the publisher's production process from manuscript acceptance through distribution, then replaced the subcontracted steps with AI automation. The automation edits the approved manuscript and formats it into a book file that Ingram and Amazon accept. Authors still review and approve their book at each key step.