Corporate Histories and Autobiographies: If you wish to publish a corporate history or an autobiography and have a manuscript with illustrations written by an employee or corporate officer, it may be wise to have the manuscript evaluated for flow and development of the historical narrative, writing style, paragraph cohesiveness and structure, and grammatical accuracy. If the evaluation reveals several of the preceding problems, we will recommend substantive editing. BPR also can offer evaluations for the quality and improvement of the illustrations. A proficient copyeditor with 10 or more years of experience will evaluate the manuscript. A skilled technician will evaluate the illustrations. BPR offers design and typesetting of charts, graphs, and illustrations from the basic material you submit. A quotation will be provided to develop your manuscript and illustrations into a publishable condition. Your digital manuscript should be created in MS-Word. If you have used another word processing software, we usually can convert it to MS-Word. Manuscript evaluations are a billable service. You will not be obligated for further services if you do not wish to proceed with the project.

Whether your manuscript was written for a very limited readership (e.g., family, friends, employees) or a larger speciality or general market, it deserves skilled copyediting, a handsome design, quality typesetting and illustrations, and print-bind manufacturing by a qualified book printer. Photography often can be enhanced and improved by a professional using Photoshop or other programs. If the budget calls for a soft cover, a creative design will breathe immediate interest and life into your book. If you want a “hardback” book, there is a wide choice of materials available to produce a casebound book. A dust jacket with editorial flaps puts an attractive “wrapper” on your book.

Cookbooks: Manuscript preparation by the originating author(s) and editor(s) is very important to the success of the finished product. We can offer suggestions in the preparation of your manuscript to improve the next steps in production. In cookbook production, the choices for paper, printing, and binding are nearly endless (see Printing & Binding).