Advisory Guidelines

Please order in consultation with your desk editor.

The Post-publication Cover Revision service enables authors to implement book cover design changes to the production files, once your book has already been published and is active within Schiel & Denver's global bookselling network.

Post-publication Cover Revisions impact on;

• Your book cover production files.
• Official cover information given to booksellers and book registration organizations, like Nielsen BookData and Bowkers Books-in-print.
• Schiel & Denver's Trade Catalog and all marketing materials related to your book.

NOTE: This service does not provide a new book cover design. If you want a new cover, please visit the professional book cover design service.

To implement changes, our printing staff will have to temorarily remove your book from distribution channels and cease bookseller availability. During this time, your book will display as "OUT OF STOCK" in bookseller catalogues (both traditional and online), until you resubmit the files to our printers.

How does it work?

1. The process is labor-intensive. Schiel & Denver's pre-press department will firstly liaise with your design team to apply your requested changes to your book's production files.
2. Authors will need to purchase the Re-submission to Printers Service, to enable our pre-press department to re-activate your book in global book selling channels. Our book sales department will need to be regularly updated during this process.
3. Once your revised production files have been re-submitted to our printing facilities, all new copies of your book sold will reflect your requested cover design changes. The entire process can take 4-6 weeks.