We provide placement to the students upon successful completion of the course.

The Ligature training institute offers the following courses in typesetting.

DIPLOMA COURSES IN:

• Typesetting Technology
• Technical Editing
• Graphics Designing
• XML Development
• Photography
• Project Management
• Copy Editing

CERTIFICATE COURSES IN:

• Typesetting
• Graphics Designing
• Proof Reading
• Quality Control
• InDesign to iPad Conversion
• XML / EPUB
• Flash

The Ligature Institute of Training for typesetting was established in 2008 and has been generating many successful professionals through its education center in Pondicherry.

The institute has started issuing application forms for various ePublishing courses for the forthcoming batches. Due to high demand, the selection of students will be made after a formal interview as there are only limited seats available for each course.

We also provide consultancy services for employers willing to enhance the performance of their employees. Our services on training include pagination, graphics, quality control, copyediting, and editorial proofreading.

We focus on improving how eBooks are designed and amended to various formats. The spotlight in recent years has been on the quality and the turnaround time of eBook conversion.

Ligature uses smart tools to generate XML at the very first stage of the end-to-end process. Our XML-based workflow is robust. We also provide fully automated conversion services based on the DTD specified by the client. This is evident from the large volume we handle for different clients. The input formats we handle include PDF, scanned copy, LaTeX, and MS Word.

We employ a range of DTDs and schemas for various document types. Our DTD (Document Type Definition) and schema development specialists accomplish solutions for both print and electronic publishing. Our team is proficient in both XML DTD and Schema to analyze and obtain DTDs. We have developed our own in-house tool for the conversions of XML, DTD, and schema, and we are capable of handling any kind of math-oriented books with MathML.

Our XML-based content management and publishing systems will help you in creating product manuals, theses, journals, e-books, technical documentation, and web pages.

eBook publishing is the next revolution in digital publishing. In this digital era, readers prefer to read books on digital platforms such as Kindle, smartphones, laptops, and tablets.

We focus on improving how eBooks are designed and amended to various formats. The spotlight in recent years has been on the quality and the turnaround time of eBook conversion.

The major formats available for an eBook are

• Amazon Kindle: Kindle (AZW, TPZ), TXT, MOBI, PRC, and PDF
• Apple iPad: EPUB, PDF (plus iPad Apps, which could include Kindle and Barnes & Noble readers)
• Barnes & Noble Nook: EPUB, PDB, PDF
• Sony Reader: EPUB, PDF, BBEB

We offer end-to-end graphic and image solutions for books and journals. Our graphic designers are well versed in generating concept-based images for scientific and medical content. Our graphics studio also manages the cover layout and content for a variety of publications.

We also design interiors for a wide range of books in all disciplines.

• Our Graphics team provides customized image reproduction, correction, and enhancement to deliver high-resolution images for print and online applications.
• We have high-end technology to scan mono and color halftone graphics.
• We are adept at handling various forms of electronic inputs.
• All industry-standard software tools like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, etc. are being used.
• Graphic origination, redrawing, and relabeling of line art are performed with utmost care and quality.
• Conversion to EPS, TIFF, JPEG, GIF, and other formats is also done at ease.

Ligature offers a comprehensive typesetting service using the latest software. We can give shape to your manuscript and make it ready for publication. Our staffs are industry specialists who are known for their exceptional skills.

We work closely with our customers to create a product that meets and exceeds the expectation of the clients.

Our core competence is digital typesetting. Our workflow is highly automated, enabling the process from the manuscript stage to print in the shortest possible time. We deliver print/web/device-ready documents.

Our rich expertise in the industry makes us adapt to the changing needs, standards, and demands of the publishing world.

Our extensive knowledge in typesetting helps us in meeting clients’ deadlines with high efficiency.

We provide end-to-end solutions, from template creation to the release of print-ready files and digital products. We handle journals, academic books, school books, higher education books, course materials, brochures, and pamphlets with high quality and creativity.

Our Typesetting services include:

• Cover design
• Pagination
• Scanning
• Graphics
• XML

Our team is specialized in creating index for STM and HSS disciplines. Our indexing services include author indexing, keyword indexing, subject indexing, figure indexing, and bibliographic indexing.

We proofread the final version of the journal articles and books to ensure the requirements are met and there are no errors introduced during typesetting. Our editorial proofreaders review for spelling, grammar, or typographical errors and check references and citations against the specification. Our professional proofreaders can catch typos, fix grammar and spelling errors.

We also perform mastercopying and collation services.