Editorial consultation
Thoughtful guidance for manuscripts, new editions, and publishing projects. We’ll discuss your goals, your readers, and the support your project needs.
Discuss your manuscriptKEN SIMES EDITIONS
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FOR AUTHORS & PUBLISHERS
A thoughtful start
to your next chapter.
From document images to readable text, and from a manuscript to a finished book.
Ken Simes offers editorial consultation, transcription, and practical publishing support tailored to your project.
YOUR WORDSYOUR READERSYOUR NEXT STEP
THE READER’S EXPERIENCE01 / A CLOSER LOOK
Ken Simes Editions
For a manuscript in progress.For an edition taking shape.For the questions in between.
START WITH A CONVERSATION
Where is your
project now?
A consultation begins with your goals, your intended readers, and the questions you want to work through. Each project is considered individually.
Document transcription
Turn high-resolution images of documents into accurate, usable text. Each project begins with a review of image quality, legibility, and formatting needs. Transcripts can be prepared as standalone documents or developed into books.
Discuss your documentsBook preparation and publishing
Help bringing a manuscript or transcription into book form, including editing, interior formatting, cover preparation, and arranging suitable printing. Services are tailored to the project, with deliverables, costs, and timing agreed before work begins.
Discuss your bookINTRODUCING KEN SIMES
The book.
The reader.
The details.
Ken Simes is the name behind Ken Simes Editions, an independent publishing catalogue of public-domain classics.
The catalogue includes wide-margin study, journal, and annotated editions. It reflects an interest in how an enduring text is presented and how a reader engages with it.
This practice welcomes authors and publishers with projects at different stages. Tell Ken what you are working on and what you would like to discuss.
Visit Ken Simes EditionsSELECTED PUBLISHING WORK
Classics, considered anew.
Examples from the Ken Simes Editions catalogue. The original authors are credited below; these are publishing examples, not client editing case studies.
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Jesus the Christ
Wide-margin study edition with room for notes and original page references.
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The Great Gatsby
A literary classic presented in a wide-margin study format.
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Meditations
George Long’s translation in a wide-margin study edition.
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A clear first step.
01 / SHARE
Tell me about your project.
Share your publishing background, project details, and the questions you want to discuss.
02 / REVIEW
Let’s consider the fit.
Your request helps Ken understand the questions you want to discuss and whether a consultation fits.
03 / AGREE
Define the scope together.
Any work, fees, and schedule will be agreed directly before an engagement begins.
YOUR PROJECT STARTS HERE
Let’s talk about your work.
Share your project, your publishing background, and the questions you would like to discuss.