Company Profile

Getting a publication to “print” is a complex process that requires two key ingredients: the right people and the right processes. Scribe's highly trained and experienced personnel utilizes our Well-Formed Document Workflow to produce even the most complex and demanding publishing projects. Scribe is ideally structured and provides superior quality at every link of the publishing chain.

Scribe was formed in 1993 to produce and distribute electronic versions of print publications. Working in the electronic realm is second nature to Scribe, because from its inception, Scribe has developed publishing technologies geared to an electronic workflow and electronic products. In 1999, Scribe began to focus on the entire publishing process to meet the increased demand for service from an ever-broadening clientele. Scribe offers a full range of services to facilitate multipurpose publishing to over one hundred clients.

Scribe is an American company, with locations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We collaborate with our clients, and their vendors, to meet their needs.

Scribe offers a full complement of services and workflow training and development, to enable print and electronic publishing. We provide a full range of editorial and production services from data conversion to typesetting and e-book development. Clients supply us with any type of material and we can output it in almost any format. Scribe also helps develop and implement XML systems, and has operated within our Well-Formed Document Workflow since our inception.

All Scribe staff possess editorial skills and are trained in project management, proper client communication, and fulfilling the rigorous expectations of the publishing industry. Many of our employees are proficient in numerous languages, enabling us to produce multilingual works. We offer our full range of services for Spanish language publications.

Scribe offers a revolutionary approach to publishing—the Well-Formed Document Workflow and process management—which ensures superior quality and competitive pricing. The Well-Formed Document Workflow allows us or your staff to develop publications and distribute them in any format.

Since 2008, we have produced over 1,000 titles annually, with annual output growth exceeding twenty percent.

Since 1999, Scribe's revenues have grown at an average annual rate of over thirty percent.

Company History

1993—Scribe begins as Center for Computer Analysis of Texts, Text Distributors. From our inception, we developed publications in electronic format. We developed accurate OCR and data conversion processes. Our first publications were distributed on disk and CD-ROM format.

1995—Scribe began to convert publications from word processors and desktop publishing systems for Web and CD-ROM delivery. We began to experiment with the underlying coding and scripting to facilitate conversions.

1996—Scribe began to publish books, magazines, and journals on the Web. We combined our knowledge of technology and publications to develop on-line subscriptions, e-commerce, and databases.

1997—Scribe began offering typesetting services. In order to remain competitive and facilitate electronic publications, Scribe used structured templated methodology in our work.

1998—Scribe first publicly touted our multipurpose philosophy. Our philosophy has remained the same: publish in a consistent and efficient manner to as many versions, or distribution channels, as you can.

1999—Scribe developed the Scribe Publishing System (now called the Well-Formed Document Workflow) to enable publications to move easily from copyediting to typesetting. This process helped Scribe produce publications for print and electronic delivery.

2000—At Brooke's College (Oxford), Scribe offered the concept of the well-formed document as an intuitive, easy-to-implement alternative to confusing angle bracket delineated coding.

2000—Scribe began to offer copyediting and proofreading services. With the addition of staff members, and our training methodology, that offering has expanded into a full range of editorial and publications development activities.

2004—In a failed attempt to partner with an Indian vendor, Scribe developed the ability to export our workflow, training, and process management capabilities.

2006—Scribe successfully opened our Florida office. This success allowed Scribe to cut costs, and therefore compete economically with offshore vendors. Scribe now competes on the unparalleled quality of our work.

2007—E-books began to show profitability. Publishers realized the need to engage in multipurpose publishing, and began to reject a one-off approach. Scribe's workflow, philosophy, and cost savings began to get attention.

2009—Thomas Nelson's DigiReady initiative, which utilizes Scribe's Well-Formed Document Workflow., was released.

2010—The popularity of the Kindle and release of the iPad are making publishers realize the need for a well-formed document. Demand for Scribe's services and workflow continues to increase.

2011—Scribe opens an office in Allentown, Pennsylvania to meet increased demand for our multipurpose publishing services.

2011—Random House subscribes to the Well-Formed Document Workflow.

Scribe has been, and continues to be, very active in researching and proper implementation of new technology. Our goal is to assist you with your current needs, and enable you to publish efficiently well into the future.