Welcome to Sargasso Editorial Services

The right choice for all your professional editorial needs

Whether you are an established publishing house in need of freelance editorial assistance or an individual with text that needs a professional editor's touch, we can help.

As a team we have more than 20 years' experience in the field. The book jackets illustrated are just some of the many titles that we have handled editorially.

We can offer full-scale editing, copy editing, proofreading and indexing services. We also have substantial experience in overall book packaging for well-established publishers, and can offer simple printer-ready book design for those wishing to go down the self-publishing route.

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For all new clients we are happy to supply a free sample of two full pages of your work in whichever service you choose so that you can assess the quality of our skills.

Editorial Services

All writers, from the great and the good to the novice, benefit from having their work improved by a qualified editor. An editor is a second 'eye' who can look at the text dispassionately and professionally, with an understanding of both publishers' and readers' needs. The level of editorial input, however, is entirely dependent on your requirements, from a full editorial overhaul, to copy editing ready for print, to straightforward but thorough proofreading. So, whether you are a publisher without sufficient in-house staff to handle the workload, or an individual who understands the need to make your text the very best it can be, we can help.

For more detailed explanations of our editorial services, and our rates, click here.

Indexing Services

The majority of non-fiction works not only benefit from clear and concise indexes but are often rendered inferior without them. Indexing is a specialist skill, employing the ability to analyse text and determine the type of index that is required, in both complexity and content, thereby offering a vital research tool to the reader. Our team includes accredited members of the Society of Indexers who have a proven track record in this field.

For more detailed explanations of our indexing services, and our rates, click here.

Book Design Services

With the rise of the digital age and print-on-demand services, many writers are now choosing to self-publish, whether this is to place their own work in the general marketplace or simply as gift packages for family, friends or colleagues. If your manuscript is handwritten or simply word processed, we can typeset and format the text and place it in book layout form ready for print.

For more detailed explanations of our book design services, and our rates, click here.

Book Packaging Services

Many publishers now employ the services of book packagers, who, following the publisher's brief, schedule and budget, take on the full project management of a title and deliver a printer-ready disk. We are fully experienced in this field and will be happy to discuss any outsourcing requirements with potential clients.

For more detailed explanations of our book packaging services, click here.

Turnaround

For all editorial services we aim for a turnaround of between 5 and 7 working days once work begins; for basic book design we aim for a turnaround of 10 to 14 working days. However, if you are in need of material with a faster turnaround we are often able to meet this for a minimal extra charge. Please contact us for more details if you would like a shorter turnaround plan.

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