XML-First Work Flow:

With an XML-first workflow, XML tags are inserted and the content has been formulated with XML tags from the manuscript. XML ties the content and layout together and hence, content is secure, editable, and rendered convertible to multiple output formats.
An XML-first workflow simplifies publishing of content in multiple formats such as HTML, ePub, PDF, ePapers, eMagazines. Using our in-house custom tools & scripts we automate XML and keep our costs down providing benefits to our customers. When an XML file is ingested into a typesetting application, the content styles gets established automatically. The underlying code has organized the text into its various components, even down to the individual parts of a reference.
In the corporate and marketing terms, XML workflows help publishers extend their market leadership. It helps drive publishing efficiency and eliminates the need to re-create content across different channels and platforms.