As indexers, we spend a lot of time reading. Good reading skills are essential. As I indexed more books, I found that my reading strategy changed. I remember plowing into that first book without any thought about how I could read it most efficiently to write the index. I just went right for the nitty-gritty […]
Embedded Indexing: Client Perspective
We at PI are seeing more publishers wanting embedded indexing for ebooks and/or just to get the indexing done earlier in the production cycle (before final page proof). Traditional Embedded Indexing: The Issues Embedded indexing directly in either InDesign or Microsoft Word has some built-in problems that make the task tedious and quite a bit […]
Shall I Index This Book?
Freelancing can be a tough gig. We are almost constantly concerned about getting and keeping clients and work. Even if we are up to our eyebrows in work, we hesitate to turn away work. Sometimes we submit a bid or accept anything that’s offered. No matter how desperate we are for work, acceptance should […]
The Power of Partnership
Our founding partner, Richard Shrout mentioned the other day that we are still unique in our business model, which has endured since 2006. Our collegial partnership of book indexers, taxonomists, and editors has served us very well over the years. This is a good time to go over the workings of this little group of […]
The Comfort Zone
As an indexer (probably an introvert), working from home, with only the cat to supervise my work, I have escaped the stress of employment. I don’t have to trek out daily regardless of the weather to deal with people who may be wishing that they were still at home. That does not mean that there […]
PI Associate Interview: Shoshana Hurwitz
Your Business PI: How long have you been an associate at Potomac Indexing? I celebrated my one-year anniversary with Potomac Indexing this past September. PI: Tell us your indexing (or other information access system) origin story. All superheroes, including indexers, have an origin story. I have always had an interest in the beauty of the […]
