Questions tagged [publishing]
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Conditionally omit protocol from hyperlink texts based on URL (Cambridge University Press style)
The Cambridge University Press style guide mandates the following formatting for URLs:
’http://’ and ‘https://’ should not be included before ‘www.’. However, if a URL does not include ‘www.’ then ...
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Typesetting the Year in an Old Style
I have recently encountered some unusual ways of displaying years; consider, for instance,
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QUESTION: Might there be some way(s) in LaTeX which facilitate the typesetting of the displayed formats,...
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How to work with copy editors when the document is in TeX?
I have a big book that is ready for a copy editor. The problem is, my document is not in a single file, and it has lots of custom TeX macros mixed in.
As I understand it, most copy editors will open a ...
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Setting dust jacket parameters using bookcover given a dust jacket template from printer
The following is a dust jacket template from the printer that I'm trying to follow using the bookcover package:
The numbers in the template don't seem to add up between the 20mm wrap around, safety ...
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Stock size, trim size, bleed area, safety margin -- Memoir
Problem: I'm self-publishing through BookVault (switched from Amazon KDP) and have the following BookVault template for the text:
Using the Memoir package I use \setstocksize{285mm}{222mm} to set the ...
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Using LaTeX to draft a technical book
Having drafted a technical book manuscript; replete with equations, tables, and graphics, using LaTeX; will "vanity" presses accept this as input, or do they prefer other formats or some ...
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Are variations of LaTeX generally discouraged in journals? [duplicate]
I was playing with numbers in my middle school math club and found a beautiful pattern. I presented my idea in front of my club mates. The teacher was impressed with my result and suggested I write a ...
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How dominant is LaTeX in academics & publishing?
Are there any public stats that demonstrate how much literature is produced in LaTeX as opposed to Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, etc? When I search "latex market share" every single result ...
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Regarding Odd (Even) Side Margins in Book Class
I have a general question, if I may:
When using the book class for a self-published book, do I need to either add or take away from the default values for \oddsidemargin and \evensidemargin? I want ...
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On Using Times New Roman as the Default Font
I would like to use Times New Roman as the default font for the text in a book I have put together.
After checking this site, it seems that all I have to do is type \usepackage{times} in the preamble.
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Are XeLaTex and LuaLaTeX acceptable when submitting an article for publication?
XeLaTeX and LuaLaTeX support Unicode, and are perhaps also in some other ways better than pdfLaTeX.
However, are mathematical and logical journals prepared for submissions prepared with XeLaTeX or ...
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Book recommendations for pre-press and printing a LaTeX document
I'm on the way to self-publishing a book I wrote in LaTeX. Now, I don't have any broader background in LaTeX other than scientific writing. However, I got this far that I now need to dive into the ...
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Things to check before publishing? [closed]
I'm not sure if this is the right forum to ask but do you have a checklist of typegraphic things to check before publishing the book or document? Rather than typos and grammar issues, I'm thinking of ...
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White coloured text and spacing of gaps
I want to produce 'gap texts' with LaTeX. What happens, when I colour something white, and then print it? Would it still get printed?
What I have in mind is something like this:
Here is a \color{white}...
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Can I use the svmono Springer template files for self publishing a book outside of Springer?
I want to self publish a Math book and would like to use the svmono style template files as the base. I checked the files themselves, the Springer publishing guide, but nowhere do they reference the ...
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