At Inkpress Indexing, I am dedicated to creating quality indexes that are well crafted, provide informational access to readers, and that meet your specifications and deadlines.

Why should you use a professional indexer? Indexing is much more than alphebetizing important words in a text; it is uncovering and analysing themes; it is conceptualizing ideas; it is creating a bridge between the author and reader; in short, it is an art.

A good index adds great value to a book. Besides increasing a book's usefulness and accessibilty, a quality index increases sales. Librarians, researchers, and educators often evaluate a book based on its index. Poor indexes can mislead a reader into believing that a subject is not contained in the book; good indexes can give a reader an overview of a book's themes, coverage, and terminology.

Professional indexers are able to synthesize and categorize information within a book, and then take that analysis and create a concise, efficient index. Keeping the author's, reader's, and publisher's needs all in mind, a good indexer creates an index structure that will guide any reader in his search for information.

Inkpress Indexing will create a well-structured, quality index that will enhance the usability of your book.

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"The index for a book is one of the most important features that the book has. As a reader, I find a good index makes using a book a pleasure and a poor index makes finding anything a real chore. As a result, I usually ask publishers to let me pick a professional indexer and pay for the index out of my royalty account. This gives me some control over the index quality and ensures that I end up with an index that contributes to the book... Generally, in my experience, the worst indices are those prepared by authors. Indexing is a specialized skill, and deserves respect. (And, if you think authors work under deadline pressures, consider the indexer who generally has no more than a few days to index the book completely.)" by David Holzgang, "The All Important Index"