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What makes a good index? |
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"Indexes are for readers who want quick access to information. The index provides a gateway to the author's ideas: it's the map to the book."
- The back-of-the book index,
the most common type of book index, provides quick access to ideas contained within
a book. A good index will significantly enhance the value of a non-fiction book.
- Reputable book publishers include an index in every nonfiction book they publish. Studies have shown that the presence and the quality of the index affects sales of non-fiction books. What makes a good index?
- How to write an index? The actual mechanics of writing an index
is frequently under-estimated as it involves meticulous hard work, intuition, numerous interpretations
and judgments.
- Indexing a book is more like playing the fiddle: some learn to index reasonably well; a few become master indexers; but many are baffled by the art and science of indexing. Who then should write the index?
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Questions? Need more information? |
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Clive Pyne Book Indexing Services is a freelance book indexing service for back-of-the book indexes
for
authors, publishers, book packagers and others
involved in writing and publishing books.
Our book indexing services write indexes to your specifications, style and format, within your budget,
and on time.
We write back-of-the-book indexes which are reader-friendly; indexes that accurately reflect the content of your book;
indexes designed to locate information quickly and easily for your readers.
We write indexes for academic books, reference and trade non-fiction books and government publications
on a wide range of subjects: history, medicine, holistic medicine, social sciences, self-help, travel as well as cookbooks. Sample indexes can be viewed.
Client Comments:
 Thanks for doing such a masterful job!! Everything seems to be carefully indexed as far as I can tell - great job! It looks incredible!! Thanks so much for
your hard work. (L.W.) More client comments
Thanks so much for all of your extra efforts on this project. I would be very happy to refer you to
any other publishers in the future! (NDK)
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Recent indexing Projects
Remote Viewing: A Theoretical Investigation of the State of the Art. Marilyn I. Schmidt, PhD Fenestra Books, 2007.
Radical Medicine. Louisa Williams, M.S., D.C., N.D, Trafford Press, 2007
Gomery’s Blinders and Canadian Federalism. Ruth Hubbard and Gilles Paquet. University of Ottawa Press, 2007.
A Taste of St. John! A U.S. Virgin Islands Cookbook. Angela Spenceley, Coconut Press, 2007 |
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About Clive Pyne |
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"Clive is a good communicator, self-starting, thorough, reliable and will do whatever it takes to get the job
done on time and on budget. He provides the highest level of professional support, coordination and project management. Clive has a warm disposition, a sense of humour; a real commitment to getting work done correctly and on time."
Background and experience
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