On Mar 8, 2005, at 4:20 AM, Helge Hafting wrote:
There is few publishers, if any at all, who will provide you with a lyx class. But it
doesn't have to be the publisher, it is something any latex/lyx person could do. The
publisher should really offer a discount (i.e. more pay) for a camera-ready book,
precisely because they don't have to typeset themeselves. That's a point when
negotiating the contract. They have more work to do with a word file. his may be off-topic, but your point
With a camera ready file, all they have to do is to hand out the specs, then print.
The money saved may pay for a latex job, and the latex class can be reused
over and over for all books in the same format.
This may be off-topic, but your point raised a very practical question in my mind:
How much would such a job cost?
Is anyone on this list doing LaTeX/LyX consulting and perhaps able to provide an (approximate) answer? I understand there are many variables involved, but is it possible to come up with a baseline figure for the costs involved in translating the hand-written specs for a book into a LaTex/LyX package?
It would be very helpful to have some sense of the costs when dealing with publishers.
Best,
Stefano
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