trellis press
Creative. Strategic. Reliable.
Your end-to-end publishing partner
At Trellis Press, we tailor our workflows to fit your processes, adapt to your voice and standards, and manage every aspect of the publishing process from creation to distribution.
Acquisitions & Content Development
- Recruit new authors with content that fits today’s needs.
- Manage author and partner contracts.
- Review and provide feedback on outlines and concepts.
- Provide manuscript coaching with regular check-ins and a schedule to keep you motivated and on track.
- Developmentally edit the manuscript, delivering chapter-by-chapter feedback to help shape your manuscript and ensure its marketability.
- Assist with rights and permissions.
Editorial Development & Management
- Review manuscripts and coach authors for maximum impact.
- Copyedit your manuscript, confirming it’s free of errors, providing suggestions for smoother sentence structures, and providing basic fact checking, all while maintaining your author voice.
- Proofread the book proof, ensuring your book is free of errors, is consistently formatted, and that any layout issues are corrected.
- Create an index to help readers quickly find specific information in your book.
Design & Production
- Design modern layouts, templates, and covers.
- Handle print and ebook production.
- Manage web and digital design, including websites, blogs, logos, and magazines.
- Design marketing collateral and merchandise.
- Assign ISBNs.
Marketing & Distribution
- Write marketing copy for your book and create metadata.
- Create compelling materials for marketing campaigns tied to publications, including bookmarks, brochures, business cards, and social media images.
- Create a slide deck template for presentations.
- Identify and manage distribution channels.
- Send out review copies to journals and influencers to encourage published reviews.
Publishing Strategy & Consulting
- Review processes for strategic improvement and expense savings.
- Provide revenue projections.
- Manage sales reports and royalties.
- Enhance e-commerce listings with rich content.
- Complete and share market research.
- Advise on pricing for the market.
- Provide backend support for self-published authors or association publishing programs.
Reach out to us to learn more about our à la carte services and publishing packages.