Skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator, and PerfectResize, Dovetail can produce many art programs in-house (including scanning), or manage freelancers for your specialized art material. We work with many professional illustrators and mapmakers throughout the United States and Canada.
A picture says a thousand words. No doubt about it. We will match the right researcher to your material and manage or create art logs.
“Dovetail is a valued member of our publishing team on all of our books. They are true professionals — exacting about quality and schedules, creative, flexible, and excellent communicators.
—Jim Bull, Publisher, Bull Publishing
“. . . Dovetail's response was not only the most competitive, but also the most comprehensive. It was an early indication of the efficiency and professionalism we came to expect from them throughout our association . . .”
—Chet Blackburn, Project Coordinator
—Bill Wilson, Photo Production Coordinator
“We’ve already published dozens of successful Dovetail-produced titles and look forward to working with them on many more books in the future.”
—Jim Bull, Publisher, Bull Publishing
—Wayne Weiten, Author
Psychology: Themes & Variations
Psychology Applied to Modern Life
“Dovetail orchestrates the many facets of project management with the precision of a Swiss clock.”
—Wayne Weiten, Author
Psychology: Themes & Variations
Psychology Applied to Modern Life
“In addition to their technical sophistication and deep well of publishing experience, Dovetail brings an upbeat, can-do attitude to my projects.”
—Wayne Weiten, Author
Psychology: Themes & Variations
Psychology Applied to Modern Life
“Dovetail Publishing Services is misnamed. It should really be called ‘Phenomenal Publishing Services.’”
—Mark Jarrett, Ph.D., Author and Publisher
“Dovetail bring years of experience to the job and are truly masters of their craft. We cannot recommend them highly enough.”
—Mark Jarrett, Ph.D., Author and Publisher
“Joan Keyes has handled the project management of our highest profile discipline title through at least four editions and a large number of permutations. I count myself lucky to work with her and look forward to working on future editions together. ”
—Lianne Ames, Senior Content Project Manager, Cengage Learning
“Joan Keyes has handled the endless deadlines, crushingly large page counts, a demanding author, and an exceedingly large art program with grace and ease.”
—Lianne Ames, Senior Content Project Manager, Cengage Learning
“The folks at Dovetail are quick, diligent, efficient problem-solvers with the savvy of old-school typesetters who are also adept at using all of the current programs and technology.”
—Julianna Scott Fein, Production Editor, Roberts and Company Publishers
—Julianna Scott Fein, Production Editor, Roberts and Company Publishers
“I have worked with Dovetail on the past four editions of my textbook and begged my publishers to ask her to do the current edition.”
—Lee Galda, Author, Literature and the Child
“One of the things I most value about working with Joan is that she takes the time to understand what the authors want to accomplish with the text, with the kind of voice the authors want to present. This then allows her to make suggestions that are geared to make the book as good as possible.”
—Lee Galda, Author, Literature and the Child
“Dovetail is extraordinarily kind about helping to work out computer issues, especially important to those who, like me, are much better at writing than at formatting.”
—Lee Galda, Author, Literature and the Child
“I feel as though we work as a team, with everyone’s goal focused on the final product. As I told my editor before beginning the current edition, I can’t do this as well as I should if I don’t work with Joan Keyes!”
—Lee Galda, Author, Literature and the Child