book-publishing

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book-publishing

description

A full production pipeline where an agent team collaborates to perform e-book manuscript editing, proofreading, cover design, metadata setup, and distribution preparation all at once. Use this skill for 'publish my e-book,' 'edit my manuscript,' 'create a book cover,' 'e-book metadata,' 'book proofreading,' 'self-publishing preparation,' 'e-book distribution,' 'manuscript review,' 'ebook production,' and all other aspects of e-book publishing. Also supports cover creation or metadata setup when an existing manuscript is provided. Note: actual EPUB/PDF file conversion, bookstore account registration, print ordering, and marketing execution are outside the scope of this skill.

Book Publishing — E-Book Publishing Full Production Pipeline

An agent team collaborates to perform e-book manuscript editing, proofreading, cover design, metadata, and distribution setup all at once.

Execution Mode

Agent Team — 5 members communicate directly via SendMessage and cross-validate each other's work.

Agent Composition

Agent	File	Role	Type
manuscript-editor	.claude/agents/manuscript-editor.md	Structural editing, style correction, ToC	general-purpose
proofreader	.claude/agents/proofreader.md	Spelling, grammar, notation standardization	general-purpose
cover-designer	.claude/agents/cover-designer.md	Cover concept, image generation	general-purpose
metadata-manager	.claude/agents/metadata-manager.md	Classification, description, keywords, distribution	general-purpose
publishing-reviewer	.claude/agents/publishing-reviewer.md	Quality verification, spec compliance	general-purpose

Workflow

Phase 1: Preparation (Performed Directly by the Orchestrator)

1. Extract from user input:
   • Manuscript: Manuscript file to edit
   • Genre: Business/Self-Help/Fiction/Essay/Technical
   • Publishing Goal: Self-publishing/Publisher submission/Internal distribution
   • Distribution Platforms (optional): Kyobo, Ridibooks, Amazon KDP, etc.
   • Existing Files (optional): Edited manuscript, cover, etc.
2. Create _workspace/ directory and _workspace/covers/ subdirectory
3. Organize the input and save it to _workspace/00_input.md
4. If existing files are present, copy them to _workspace/ and skip the corresponding Phase
5. Determine the execution mode based on the scope of the request

Phase 2: Team Assembly and Execution

Order	Task	Assigned To	Dependencies	Deliverable
1	Manuscript editing	manuscript-editor	None	_workspace/01_edited_manuscript.md
2a	Proofreading	proofreader	Task 1	_workspace/02_proofread_report.md
2b	Cover design	cover-designer	Task 1	_workspace/03_cover_concept.md
3	Metadata	metadata-manager	Tasks 1, 2a	_workspace/04_metadata.md
4	Publishing review	publishing-reviewer	Tasks 2a, 2b, 3	_workspace/05_review_report.md

Tasks 2a (proofreading) and 2b (cover) are executed in parallel. Both depend on Task 1 (editing).

Inter-team communication flow:

• manuscript-editor complete -> Deliver terminology list to proofreader, tone/genre/target to cover-designer, title/keywords to metadata-manager
• proofreader complete -> Deliver finalized notation to metadata-manager
• cover-designer <-> metadata-manager: Cross-confirm exact title/subtitle/author name notation
• publishing-reviewer cross-validates all deliverables. When RED Must Fix is found, request revisions from the relevant agent -> rework -> re-verify (up to 2 times)

Phase 3: Integration and Final Deliverables

1. Verify all files in _workspace/
2. Confirm that all RED Must Fix items from the review report have been addressed
3. Report the final summary to the user:
   • Edited manuscript — 01_edited_manuscript.md
   • Proofreading report — 02_proofread_report.md
   • Cover concept/images — 03_cover_concept.md
   • Metadata/distribution — 04_metadata.md
   • Review report — 05_review_report.md

Modes by Task Scale

User Request Pattern	Execution Mode	Agents Deployed
"Publish my e-book," "Full publishing prep"	Full Pipeline	All 5
"Just edit the manuscript"	Editing Mode	manuscript-editor + proofreader + reviewer
"Just proofread"	Proofreading Mode	proofreader + reviewer
"Just create the cover"	Cover Mode	cover-designer + reviewer
"Just set up metadata"	Metadata Mode	metadata-manager + reviewer

Using Existing Files: When the user provides an edited manuscript, cover, etc., copy the files to the appropriate location in _workspace/ and skip the corresponding agents.

Data Transfer Protocol

Strategy	Method	Purpose
File-Based	_workspace/ directory	Storing and sharing major deliverables
Message-Based	SendMessage	Real-time delivery of key information, revision requests
Task-Based	TaskCreate/TaskUpdate	Progress tracking, dependency management

File naming convention: {sequence}_{deliverable_name}.{extension}

Error Handling

Error Type	Strategy
No manuscript provided	Switch to "planning mode" where manuscript-editor designs ToC and chapter outlines from title/topic
Cover image generation failure	Proceed with text concept and prompt only, available for user retry
Agent failure	1 retry -> if still fails, proceed without that deliverable, note omission in review report
RED found in review	Request revision from relevant agent -> rework -> re-verify (up to 2 times)
ISBN not issued	Include issuance procedure guidance, proceed normally with remaining metadata

Test Scenarios

Normal Flow

Prompt: "I want to publish this manuscript as an e-book. It is a self-help book, and I will distribute on Kyobo and Ridibooks." + manuscript file attached Expected Result:

• Editing: Structural + line editing notes, ToC optimization
• Proofreading: Spelling/grammar/notation correction report
• Cover: A/B concept + image generation attempt
• Metadata: BISAC/KDC classification, description, keywords, Kyobo/Ridi distribution settings
• Review: Full consistency matrix, pre-distribution checklist

Existing File Utilization Flow

Prompt: "The manuscript is already edited, just set up the cover and metadata" + edited manuscript attached Expected Result:

• Copy edited manuscript to _workspace/01_edited_manuscript.md
• Cover Mode + Metadata Mode merged: Deploy cover-designer + metadata-manager + reviewer
• Skip manuscript-editor, proofreader

Error Flow

Prompt: "Prepare e-book publishing, no manuscript yet, just have a topic — 'Gen Z Financial Planning'" Expected Result:

• Switch to planning mode: manuscript-editor designs ToC and chapter outlines
• Skip proofreading (no manuscript)
• Cover concept and metadata drafted based on the plan
• Review report notes "Manuscript incomplete, planning stage"

Extended Skills per Agent

Each agent leverages the following extended skills' specialized knowledge to enhance deliverable quality:

Agent	Extended Skill	Knowledge Provided
manuscript-editor	/developmental-editing	SPINE check, genre-specific editing standards, pacing analysis, editing report format
cover-designer	/cover-design-psychology	Genre cover conventions, typography strategy, AI prompts, A/B testing
metadata-manager	/book-metadata-seo	BISAC/KDC classification, keyword optimization, AIDA descriptions, pricing psychology