The Author Files You Should Keep Forever
A complete publishing archive protects future revisions, reprints, new editions, and platform changes.
Publishing becomes less confusing when the work is separated into clear editorial, production, distribution, and ownership decisions. A complete publishing archive protects future revisions, reprints, new editions, and platform changes.
Keep editable sources
Save the final manuscript, interior source, exports, linked images, and permitted font records.
Keep cover and publishing records
Preserve editable cover files, print covers, ISBN assignments, metadata, contracts, permissions, and approvals.
Keep marketing assets
Store descriptions, bios, graphics, launch content, and press materials with the production archive.
Put It Into Practice
- Identify the exact part of your current process or document that connects to this topic.
- Choose one change you can complete this week.
- Record the result so the improvement can be repeated instead of rediscovered.
Kaleidoscope Takeaway
Your publishing archive is the long-term control room for the book.
Next step: Kaleidoscope Management helps authors organize production files and records.