Butler Book Publishing Services

In addition to publishing our own books, Butler Books produces books for a wide variety of clients: museums, churches, corporations, trade associations, universities, civic and charitable organizations, private entrepreneurs and even other publishers. In most cases we are hired to provide complete publishing services and deliver finished books, but each service on our publishing menu is also available individually. Those services include:

Commercial assessments
A paid consultation to determine the commercial viability of book ideas, along with a rollout plan.

Original research
We can provide research, both textual and photographic, for nonfiction subjects.

Manuscript editing
We edit for substance as well as line edit, either shaping whole sections or simply correcting grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc. (For fiction, we only offer line editing.)

Book design and layout
Cover and page design and production for trade nonfiction, fiction and illustrated books.

Digital mechanicals
Creation of print-ready digital mechanicals for offset and digital book printers.

Manufacturing and print supervision
Printer selection, printing, binding, and delivery. We request printing quotes from printers on a global basis.

Since 1989 we have produced hundreds of books in the categories of biography, history, art, business, politics, law, cooking, self-improvement, travel, memoir, children's, current events, science, architecture, interior design, military history, commemoratives and much more. Our clients have included the City of Louisville, the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Greater Louisville Inc, the Kentucky Derby Festival, ReganBooks, William Morrow, Simon and Schuster, Viking Studio, the Summit Group, Lebhar-Friedman, and Crown Publishers.

If you have a book project you'd like us to consider, we'd be happy to consult with you. Simply contact us to set up an appointment.