Reply To: Word vs. InD for prepping text

I'd stick with Word for the reasons Adi outlined, but InCopy would definitely be a very strong contender if the workflow is big and there's any chance of copy round-tripping from ID to editing and back. If it's a one-way proposition, you've less learning curve and a shorter ramp-up time using Word. The key to making that really efficient, as Adi indicated, is naming the styles in Word so they map directly and immediately to the InDesign styles you're using.