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Subject:The cost of producing printed documentation From:renee -at- e-sim -dot- co -dot- il To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 4 Dec 2000 09:55:25 +0200
Hi all,
The Business Development department at the company where I work has been trying
to find information about how much money is spent on printed manual production.
They have been unsuccessful in locating this information and asked me to pose
questions to the list. Perhaps some of you may know whether this type of
information exists and can point me in the right direction.
Here are their questions:
What does it cost a company to produce a standard user manual for a given
product (complex/simple) (time/cost)?
What does it cost a company that specializes in the production of manuals to
produce a user manual for a given product (complex/simple) (time/cost)?
What is the dollar size of the international, annual market/industry for the
following components of the user manual industry:
writing of manuals
printing of manuals
translating manuals to other languages
I realize that these questions are very broad, but perhaps there are general
figures about printed manual production.
Thanks.
Renee Rothberg
Manager, Technical Publications Department
e-SIM Ltd.
www.e-sim.com
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