New Life for Old Books

We have developed and perfected a process of giving old, out-of-print books a new lease on life.

These books fall into two main categories:

• Special books for which the copyright has expired and which are therefore in the Public Domain;
• Those whose copyright owners commission new iterations of the original.

The new version can either be:

• A REPLICA of the original, in which case the old book is reproduced as is, without alteration, and only minor notes or explanations are added. An example of this is the book “The Sea Shells of Jeffreys Bay”. Only a limited copies of the original book survived, the printer having long gone out of business. Write-On was able to reproduce the high-quality colour plates of the sea shells to a standard equal to or better than the originals through the digital manipulation of the scanned pages.
• A NEW Edition, in which case the original is re-edited and new material is added.
• OR A combination of both the above.

The process involves scanning the text of the original book – this can be done without destroying or harming the original – and converting it to a word processing document. Publishing software is then used to rebuild the book from scratch. The same process is applied to illustrations or pictures – they are scanned and digitally enhanced or improved as necessary.

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Private Publishing – Memory Books, Family Stories etc.

Is your Parish celebrating a Special Anniversary or a Priest’s Jubilee or other special event?

Or is there a family story you would like to tell – just for the children, and grandchildren?

Our “Private Publishing” services help preserve memories, private stories and family histories through the publication of special memory books, books for special occasions, and family stories for private distribution, and are the ideal way to celebrate event or keep these events, stories and memories alive for future generations to learn from and enjoy! 

Let SA Catholic Online do the whole job for you – scanning, data capturing, layout and design

Small print-run publishing for private distribution is now within reach of just about anyone who wants to tell a story to a select, private audience. This is made possible by SA Catholic Online’s highly competitive fee structure and the relatively low cost of modern short-run digital printing technology.

At left is the cover of “Called to be an Apostle”, a lovely coffee table book celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the late Fr Paul Fahy. Sadly, Fr Paul passed away before the book was completed, and it turned into a Memorial Book as well.

Normal Self-Publishing Fees Apply

Corporate and Institutional Newsletters and Magazines

SA Catholic Online will produce Corporate and institutional newsletters from content supplied. Production to print-ready and digital formats. The example that is illustrated at right is “Veritas News”, which was an A3 tabloid-sized publication developed for print. Click on the front page of Veritas News to see the full publication. Click HERE to see an example of a full A4 digital magazine.

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