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"Working with Mary Harper was a pleasure.  She provided an outstanding index, helped with the copy editing, and met all of the deadlines with time to spare.  I am extremely grateful to her for all of her help."  Scott Hibbard, Assistant Professor, DePaul University and author of Religious Politics and Secular States: Egypt, India and the United States. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. ~.~.~.~ “Mary Harper simply does an outstanding job. Well organized and punctual, she reads the text carefully and cooperates closely with the author to ensure that the index is clear and thorough.  Working with Ms. Harper is a pleasure in all respects and authors are well served when they choose Access Points Indexing.”  William Smaldone, author and Professor, Department of History at Willamette University, Confronting Hitler: German Social Democrats in Defense of the Weimar Republic, 1929-1933. Lanham: Lexington Press, 2009. ~.~.~.~  “Mary Harper created a terrific index for my book Louis Brandeis and the Making of Regulated Competition.  This was no mean feat, since she had to learn a new technology (embedded indexing) to meet the requirements of Cambridge University Press and work with a fussy author like me.  She mastered the technology quickly and dealt with several rounds of revisions effectively and with real grace.  While the process went well, the proof is in the pudding – I’m very happy with the index.  It is subtle, comprehensive, and easy to use.” Gerald Berk is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon and author of Alternative Tracks: The Constitution of American Industrial Order, which won the American Political Science Association’s J. David Greenstone Award for the Best Book in History and Politics.   ~.~.~.~  “Mary Harper has done indexing for me. Her indices are competent, professional and the entries are functional and helpful to the reader.”   Ernie Haim, Production Editor,  Cambridge University Press, 2009.   ~.~.~.~ “Access Points Indexing did the index for my book, womantalk, and I couldn't be more pleased.  They did an excellent job in a very timely manner.  The index is a vital part of a book that really needs a professional touch, and API is extremely professional.  At the same time they noted a couple of mistakes, which was lagnaiappe. Altogether it was a very satisfying experience.”  Bonnie Mitchell, co-author of womantalk, a guide to life changing communication, 2009. ~.~.~.~ "Kudos to Mary Harper for an outstanding job on the index for RiskBuster: Start or Grow Any Small Business, Wherever You Are with Whatever You Have, Right Now! Mary's grasp of the key concepts and her attention to detail have made the index a truly useful tool for readers of my book. Thank you for the fabulous service!" Dan Boudreau, President and CEO, Macrolink Action Plans, Inc., 2009. ~.~.~.~ "Mary Harper did a great job organizing large amounts of technical material into a specialized format.  Mary "got it" when we explained what we wanted, had excellent suggestions on improving the index, and completed all tasks well under deadline.  We recommend her highly." Richard Brainerd, Carex Working Group, Co-author of Field Guide to the Sedges of the Pacific Northwest, 2008. ~.~.~.~ "Mary Harper was such a pleasure to work with.  She provided effective communication every step of the way, and her sound advice contributed to areas which were beyond the expected scope of indexing, such as proofreading.  Her attention to detail gave my book a polished and professional feel that I know would have been impossible without her." Jeffrey Hickcox, author, Real Estate Investing Guide -- Costa Rica: Fundamentals for Profit in Paradise, 2008. ~.~.~.~ “Mary Harper, Access Points Indexing, provided a thoughtful and comprehensive index, working weekends to accommodate our scheduling requirements.” Deborah King, author/health and wellness expert, Truth Heals: What You Hide Can Hurt You, Hay House, 2009. ~.~.~.~ "If you want a first-class indexer who goes beyond the call of duty, then Mary Harper is your best bet. She is good at what she does and is genuinely interested in the projects she undertakes. I felt as if I had a second editor on my team." Jane Mersky Leder, author, Thanks for the Memories, Love, Sex and World War II, Praeger 2006. ~.~.~.~ "Access Points Indexing did a superlative job in indexing my second non-fiction title, Alligators, Sharks & Panthers: Deadly Encounters with Florida's Top Predator-Man. Not only did she choose the most important highlights of the book, she strove to fit the index into the allotted seven pages without missing any of the elements essential to understanding the book. Access Points Indexing comes highly recommended and I would use them again without a minute's hesitation." Charles Sobczak, Indigo Press 2006, winner of the 2008 Non-fiction IPPY Award by the Independent Publisher Book Awards. All client feedback is posted solely on a verbatim basis.