Publishing; the art of making content available to an audience. Traditionally, publishing exclusively refers to the creation and distribution of printed works such as newspapers, books or magazines. Now, in the digital age, publishing had evolved to a wider range of media that includes ebooks, audio books, blogs, websites, social media, and many more.  Publication is important as a legal concept when it comes to copyright; where published work will receive protection and acknowledgement.

The stages of publishing can be tedious, it involves creation, acquisition, copy editing, design, production, legal documentation applications, printing (or electronically publishing), marketing and distribution. Apart from ensuring that the publishing process is value for money, the challenge is to narrow down suitable publication channels that is able to support the publication’s status and authenticity as well as ensuring that the publication reaches the right audience. Official publication requires standard processes and practices used by the book publishing industry that may include:

• –        Standards for web and print publishing
• –        International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) application
• –        Bibliographic data
• –        Statutory legal deposit
• –        Customer ordering services
• –        Copyright application

Quality checkers, proofreaders, terminological or style editors, page layout typesetters, cover designers, ISBN application, Copyright application, marketing and distribution; At Knowledgebank Asia, we provide solutions for every step of the publication process including whole project management.