https://andrewchapman.info/tweets/1412500413497155585/ Editor, writer, book designer, publishing consultant, walker Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:54:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.3 https://andrewchapman.info/tweets/1412500413497155585/comment-page-1/#comment-10533 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:54:21 +0000 https://andrewchapman.info/tweets/1412500413497155585/#comment-10533 So far: 10 mins to scan, 9 mins to OCR, 20 mins to process 60+ images, and about 25 mins of OCR error-fixing. More to do tomorrow. Watch this space!

]]> https://andrewchapman.info/tweets/1412500413497155585/comment-page-1/#comment-10536 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:54:21 +0000 https://andrewchapman.info/tweets/1412500413497155585/#comment-10536 So the #publishing challenge to get a book out as fast as possible (republishing an out-of-print title) is complete! Took a bit longer than hoped but not bad at 3 hrs 40 mins. Details:

]]> https://andrewchapman.info/tweets/1412500413497155585/comment-page-1/#comment-10537 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:54:21 +0000 https://andrewchapman.info/tweets/1412500413497155585/#comment-10537 Scanning, 10 mins. OCR 9 mins. Image processing 20 mins. Basic typesetting 26 mins. Proofing and fixing errors 87 mins. Creating and typesetting new index 20 mins. Cover design 25 mins. Blurb and submission to KDP platform 23 mins. 220 mins total.

]]> https://andrewchapman.info/tweets/1412500413497155585/comment-page-1/#comment-10538 Sun, 17 Sep 2023 13:54:21 +0000 https://andrewchapman.info/tweets/1412500413497155585/#comment-10538 (PS This included an ebook edition too.)

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