Services

What will AGI do for Contract publishing services for others?

Contract publishing of books, periodicals, journals, etc., for others (including self-publishing authors) who maintain copyright and editorial control. Technical services related to publishing such as editing, proofreading, content development, research and writing, and word processing are included. The services may be bundled or separate. Printing and distribution may be included if these activities are provided in combination with activities listed above.

The work itself

Grounded Work Profile

Tools

Publishing Workflow SystemserviceBlueprint
Editorial Management SystemserviceBlueprint
Page Layout SoftwareserviceBlueprint
Online Proofing SystemserviceBlueprint
Title Management SystemserviceBlueprint
Distribution PlatformserviceBlueprint

Outputs

Print Ready FilesserviceBlueprint
Title Metadata RecordsserviceBlueprint
Distribution CatalogsserviceBlueprint

Measured by

On-Time Publication RateserviceBlueprint
Distribution CoverageserviceBlueprint

Key steps

Receive manuscript and rightsserviceBlueprint
Edit and copyedit contentserviceBlueprint
Design and typeset pagesserviceBlueprint
Approve proofs with authorserviceBlueprint
Assign identifiers and metadataserviceBlueprint
Release to print and digitalserviceBlueprint

How AGI delivers it

Four ways AGI delivers for Contract publishing services for others

Services-as-Software
Get the professional outcome delivered as software, priced on results, not headcount.
Services.do
Autonomous Agents as digital employees
Hire a digital employee that does the job under earned, supervised autonomy.
Agents.do

Value flow

How Contract publishing services for others connects

absorbs

Editorial Production Workflowmodel
Publishing Operationsmodel
Title Distribution Managementmodel

composes

Adobe Acrobatmodel
Adobe InCopymodel
Adobe InDesignmodel
Bowker MyIdentifiersmodel
Distribution Platformmodel
Editorial Management Systemmodel
Ingram CoreSourcemodel
Online Proofing Systemmodel
Page Layout Softwaremodel
Publishing Workflow Systemmodel
Title Management Systemmodel

measured by

Distribution Coveragemodel
On-Time Publication Ratemodel
Proof Error Ratemodel

optimizes

Metadata Accuracymodel
Metadata Completenessmodel
Production Cost Per Titlemodel
Production Cost per Titlemodel
Time To Publicationmodel
Time to Publicationmodel

produces

Distribution Catalogsmodel
Ebook Filesmodel
ONIX Feedmodel
Print-Ready Filesmodel
Print Ready Filesmodel
Title Metadata Recordsmodel

realizes

Approve proofs with authormodel
Approve proofs with the clientmodel
Assign identifiers and metadatamodel
Design and typeset pagesmodel
Design and typeset the layoutmodel
Distribute titles to channelsmodel
Edit and copyedit contentmodel
Edit and proof the manuscriptmodel
Onboard client content and rightsmodel
Prepare print and digital filesmodel
Receive manuscript and rightsmodel
Release to print and digitalmodel

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