Writing for O’Reilly

by Subbu Allamaraju on February 11, 2010

A source control system (Subversion) to manage the drafts from day 1
DocBook as the preferred format – which let me use IntelliJ with DocBook DTDs attached for validation
An auto-triggered build that generates a PDF version that looks more or less like the printed book
An editor that provides the right dose of nudging on occasion
Tool staff that are ready to help with tools and provide guidance on preferred use of DocBook
Copy editors that remind how badly I write, and painstakingly provide corrections
Production staff that follow through the process meticulously

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1 Bill Burke February 18, 2010 at 6:01 pm: Yeah, O’Reilly rocks. For my JAX-RS book, the staff actually followed and made sure each and every hyperlink I put in actually referenced a real website.

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