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BOOK INDEXING.
Find the idea.

Give readers another route through your nonfiction book. An editorial index connects topics, names and related ideas with carefully selected entries and reliable page references.

Packages from $550 USD

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AI-generated visual concept · Illustrative content, not a client project

01 / Editorial entries & subentries

02 / Terminology & cross-references

03 / Locators checked against final PDF

VISUAL DIRECTIONS / SELECT TO ENLARGE

AI-generated concepts for exploring presentation styles. Illustrative text and data; these are not client projects or evidence of technical validation. Select an image to enlarge it.

YOUR PROJECT. A clear scope.

Choose the scope that fits your project. Send your materials with your preferred package so we can confirm the details and delivery schedule.

ESSENTIAL

Compact

$550 USD

Up to 100 indexable pages

  • Editorial entries & subentries
  • Terminology & cross-references
  • Locators checked against final PDF
  • Editable text or document format
  • One editorial correction round
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A fuller scope

COMPLETE

Standard

$1,050 USD

Up to 200 indexable pages

  • Editorial entries & subentries
  • Terminology & cross-references
  • Locators checked against final PDF
  • Editable text or document format
  • One editorial correction round
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EXTENDED

Extended

$1,550 USD

Up to 300 indexable pages

  • Editorial entries & subentries
  • Terminology & cross-references
  • Locators checked against final PDF
  • Editable text or document format
  • One editorial correction round
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These packages cover general nonfiction with typical text density. We agree which pages are indexable before quoting. Dense academic material, specialist terminology, multiple indexes and books above 300 pages need an individual quote.

Prices in USD. Your written quote confirms the accepted scope, total, applicable taxes and schedule before payment.

Need a different scope? Tell us about your project.

01 / THE DETAILS THAT MATTER

THOUGHTFULLY MADE.
For the people using it.

01

Choose what matters

Index entries distinguish a substantial discussion from a passing mention and reflect how readers look for information.

02

Connect related ideas

Subentries and cross-references create useful routes between concepts throughout the book.

03

Return to the source

Page locators are checked against your agreed final PDF, with stable pagination as the starting point.

FROM YOUR MATERIALS to the final delivery.

  1. 01

    Share the final PDF

    Provide stable pagination, contents, house style and important terminology.

  2. 02

    Agree the index

    Confirm indexable pages, subject suitability and the available index space.

  3. 03

    Select & organize

    Develop entries, subentries and cross-references in the context of the book.

  4. 04

    Review & deliver

    Check locators and deliver an editable index with one correction round.

02 / DELIVERABLES & PREPARATION

THE WORK. In detail.

What you receive

  • Main entries and subentries shaped around the book's concepts.
  • Consistent terminology and appropriate cross-references.
  • Page locators checked against the agreed final PDF.
  • An editable index in the agreed text or document format.
  • One consolidated editorial correction round.

Index typesetting, embedded indexing and an ebook-linked index are separate unless explicitly included. The target index length, house style and available page budget are agreed before production.

Editorial selection matters

A search result lists occurrences. An index distinguishes a substantial discussion from a passing mention, brings related ideas together and offers alternative ways to find the material.

We review candidate entries in context, organize related terms and check the resulting references. Automated extraction can assist production, but it does not replace editorial decisions about relevance or the final review.

Work from stable pagination

Send the final paginated PDF, table of contents, publisher style requirements and any important terminology. The printed page labels must be clear, including preliminary pages and numbering changes.

If the manuscript is repaginated after indexing begins, the affected locators must be reviewed. That work is quoted separately rather than assumed to be a simple find-and-replace.

Before you order

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED. Before you need to ask.

Is this the same as a table of contents?

No. A contents page follows the chapter sequence. An index gives readers an additional route through topics and names across the whole book.

Can you index before the layout is final?

We can discuss the editorial brief early, but this page-based service requires stable final pagination for reliable locators.

Can you index a highly specialist book?

Send a representative sample. We confirm subject suitability and any expert-review requirements before accepting the project.

YOUR NEXT STEP

Request Your Book Index

Send the final paginated PDF, indexable page count, subject, house style and target index length.

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