What follows is a step by step process The Caperton Society Publishing Department uses to assist you in printing your Family History.
We need your words! the preferred method is for you to send us an electronic file of your history already formatted just the way you want it, including photographs charts etc. We can accept Word format (.doc, .docx, etc) or Rich Text Format (.rtf) as well as Open Office (.odt) and others. If you simply do not have it electronically but only in a printed format (such as an older document or your great-great-grandfathers diary) you can mail your manuscript to us and we can scan it in. Note: do NOT mail anything to us until you have spoken with us first.
we then convert your file into a specially formatted PDF document, which is accepted by our publisher, and submit to you for review, to ensure everything has stayed where you wanted it.
We work with you to develop a cover that is acceptable to you.
We then send submit both the cover and the document to the publisher for you. Within about two weeks you will receive the Proof copy of your book for your review and acceptance. If there are necessary changes, we will modify the document and resubmit. At this time an additional proof copy may be requested though at an additional charge.
If everything is acceptable to you then you will be provided with a "catalog number" and can request at anytime as many or as few additional copies as you would like. These copies are shipped to you directly from the publisher and typically take 1-2 weeks for delivery depending on the speed of shipping you request.