Well-Formed Document Workflow

Scribe’s Well-Formed Document Workflow (WFDW) is a practical XML-first (XML-always) publishing program for multichannel publishing. The WFDW combines methodology and technology to produce print and electronic publications. The WFDW intuitively functions within the normal editorial and production process, utilizing common software. The WFDW ensures that your publications are produced efficiently today while guaranteeing their future viability. The WFDW is a fully supported, easy-to-learn, XML workflow.

Multipurpose Publishing

Established in 1993, Scribe is an American company that provides publisher services to produce books in print and optimized electronic formats. Employing our own publishing process, Scribe helps you to successfully multipurpose publish. We provide workflow training and support so that our clients can achieve the same efficiency and flexibility.

Our full range of services include project management, editing, design and illustration, typesetting, e-book development, data conversion, OCR, and XML. Scribe will work on a full-service or as needed basis. All our work is performed using Scribe's Well-Formed Document Workflow (WFDW), so publications are held in XML at every stage of the publishing chain from editorial to final pages.

Our clients can learn Scribe's WFDW. We train in electronic copyediting using Word, typesetting using InDesign or QuarkXPress, and e-book development. We can assist you with XML or in preparing your publications for content management systems (CMS). Scribe will help you publish effectively today while preparing you for future developments.

I must say that I am impressed with the quality of the work, far more extensive than originally anticipated.
Robert Copeland
Merriam-Webster

Featured Project

Complex Typesetting: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia

Scribe was instrumental in publishing the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Scribe assisted in organizing the statistical database. From that, Scribe typeset the book rapidly and accurately. This complex book comprises 1232 pages of various tournament, player, and team data.

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