Book Proofing

1. Overview and Context 
 Once a print proof has been received, it needs to be proofed. 
 2. Triggers 
 The execution of this procedure is usually triggered by: 
 
 Proofing 
 
 3. Steps to Be Performed 
 You can either proof the PDF of the proof or the hardcopy print proof, whichever you find most comfortable. Refer to the style sheet of the book if you encounter something weird. 
 Cover 
 
 Spelling of author name and title on front cover 
 Spelling of author name and title on spine, and alignment 
 Back cover text, readibility, typos, matching website text 
 Logos on frontcover, back cover, and spine
 
 punctum books: logo on front and spine; logoname on back 
 other imprints: imprint logo on spine; logoname on spine together with punctum books logoname 
 
 
 Quality of the printing 
 
 Frontmatter 
 
 French title page: title spelled correctly (no subtitle on french title page) 
 Colophon: title, names spelled correctly 
 Col: Any yellow marking? highlighting still on LCCN: and #s 
 Col: Make sure cover art is attributed 
 Title Page: title and names spelled correctly, punctum logo OR imprint logo 
 TOC: headings correct, page #s correct (start counting immediately after cover), no page # for TOC, yes page # on acknowldg, chs should always start on odd page # 
 
 Interior 
 
 Marginalia: all ps have #s and running headers, blank pages do not have #s or running headers 
 Images: image prints well (not too light/dark, not blurry), no black line around photo 
 Images: each caption has the 3 parts (Fig. #. Image caption. Rights/credit/author.) 
 Double check footnotes: style, punctuation 
 Double check bib: style, punctuation 
 Overall review: internal consistency in heading/spacing, look for typos etc, look for spacing/layout to print issue like awk vertical space or weird line breaks 
 Indexes don't need to be checked for accuracy since they are produced externally 
 
 Creating Annotated PDF 
 Open the _forproofing PDF file and annotate in Adobe Acrobat based on the marked-up hardcopy proof. Leave comments using the highlight and comment function. Comments on cover/spine can be attached to the first page. Save the file as a new file with your initials. 
 4. Additional Information 
 5. Document Control 
 
 
 
 Document ID 
 
 PRO- 
 
 
 
 Document Owner 
 Vincent 
 
 
 Version 
 1.0 
 
 
 Last Date of Change 
 May 5, 2026 
 
 
 Next Review Due Date 
 
 
 
 Version & Change Tracking