IEEE Press Overview of the Publishing Process #3: Production and Printing | 
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Once you've submitted all the elements of your manuscript, your editor will transmit it to Production. They will also inform Marketing that your manuscript has arrived, and the approximate date of publication. At this stage Marketing will begin to focus on the promotion of your book. They will ask you to complete an Author's Marketing Questionnaire (AMQ). It is extremely important that you take some time to fill this out as completely and thoroughly as you can. Although some of the questions may duplicate some of the questions you answered in your proposal (such as competition, for example, or a list of the appropriate meetings where your book should be promoted), it's very important that you answer these questions again. Some of the information may have changed, or you may have modified your book from the proposal somewhat in response to reviewers' suggestions, and unless you tell them, Marketing has no idea this happened. Your production editor will contact you soon after editorial transmits your manuscript. It's the responsibility of the production editor to shepherd your book from the state of raw manuscript to printed and bound book. The first thing the production editor will do is inspect your manuscript thoroughly to make sure nothing is missing and there are no ambiguities about your manuscript that could cause a compositor difficulties. Among other things, the production editor will arrange for your manuscript to be copyedited, hire a compositor and printer, commission an artist to prepare the cover, and generally serve as a go-between between you and all the various people working on your book. If you are preparing an author-typeset book, your production editor will provide detailed instructions for formatting your electronic files. The production editor will usher you through each stage, from check of edit (when you have the opportunity to respond to the copyeditor's queries) and book cover design through page proofs. If you decide not to prepare your own index, your production editor will arrange for a freelancer to do so, with the cost charged against future royalties. Be sure to tell your production editor if you plan to travel or change addresses during your book's production cycle. Otherwise, time-sensitive material such as page proofs may sit on your desk gathering dust or languish in the dead-letter office! If you'd like, your production editor can send material via express mail to a temporary address if you will be out of town for a few weeks. Your production editor is dedicated to making the interior and exterior of your book equal to the high quality of its technical content, so the final product will be a source of pride and satisfaction for all concerned.
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