Page Layout Software for Book Publishers
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The three leading software packages that
book publishers use for page layout are Quark Express, InDesign and
Framemaker.
We recommend that our clients consider
all three software options when choosing to standardize on a single
software solution.
To learn about the pros and cons of each
pack
read this article and this article from the
Aeonix
Publishing Group. We also suggest that you visit PCMAG.com and
read their reviews of each product:
Indesign ,
QuarkXPress, and
Framemaker. You should also read the
Framemaker review at Creativepro.com.
If you are a publisher of directories
you should have a look at the Media Services Group's
Directory Database Content Management software. This module
allows publishers to easily manage content with the resulting data
flowing directly into Framemaker, InDesign or Quark.
What do we
recommend?
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If you are
doing educational textbooks Framemaker is a good choice.
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If you are new
to book publishing I would choose InDesign due to its lower
learning curve and superior typography.
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If your staff
already uses Quark then upgrade to the latest version.
Which is the
industry favorite?
Framemaker
Framemaker is an Adobe product expressly
designed for handling the publication of long documents such as
text books in both standard page layout and XML format.
It has the steepest learning curve of
the products mentioned in this section.
Who uses Framemaker?
Many book publishing houses do.
InDesign
The successor to PageMaker has a lower
learning curve than Framemaker or QuarkXPress.
Sample:
Lightbulb Press
QuarkXPress
QuarkXPress is an industry standard with
many third party add-ons (extensions) available to facilitate the
layout of books.
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