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Loading... The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications (original 1999; edition 2005)by Amy Einsohn
Work InformationThe Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications by Amy Einsohn (1999)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. With Exercises and Answer Keys Judd's book remains the most accessible guide for anyone who wants to know more about copyediting for book publishers. Judd provides explanations and short, basic exercises to illustrate the discussions. She also touches on proofreading (which is not the same as copyediting) and on freelancing concerns. Above all, Judd's book is easy to read and practical; I've always found her advice on test-taking in particular to be comforting. Amy Einsohn's "Handbook" would be the book you'd wade into once you were completely committed to the cause. It's a monster-thick textbook with a truckload of exercises. (I've never personally made it past the first several chapters, but this book didn't come out until I'd already been editing for a very long time. I've never felt a major compulsion to finish it.) Neither of these books is going to help with computer/on-screen aspects of editing. Because the techniques are so tied to the software, books that have tried to tackle computer editing have gone out of date rapidly. no reviews | add a review
"Unstuffy, hip, and often funny, The Copyeditor's Handbook has become an indispensable resource both for new editors and for experienced hands who want to refresh their skills and broaden their understanding of the craft of copyediting. This fourth edition incorporates the latest advice from language authorities, usage guides, and new editions of major style manuals, including The Chicago Manual of Style. It registers the tectonic shifts in twenty-first-century copyediting: preparing text for digital formats, using new technologies, addressing global audiences, complying with plain language mandates, ensuring accessibility, and serving self-publishing authors and authors writing in English as a second language. The new edition also adds an extensive annotated list of editorial tools and references and includes a bit of light entertainment for language lovers, such as a brief history of punctuation marks that didn't make the grade, the strange case of razbliuto, and a few Easter eggs awaiting discovery by keen-eyed readers. The fourth edition features updates reflecting the transformation of editorial roles in today's publishing environment, new applications, processes, and protocols for on-screen editing major changes in editorial resources, such as online dictionaries and language corpora, new grammar and usage authorities, online editorial communities, and web-based research tools. When you're ready to test your mettle, pick up The Copyeditor's Workbook: Exercises and Tips for Honing Your Editorial Judgment, the essential new companion to the handbook"--Provided by publisher. No library descriptions found. |
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