The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications
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The new, updated edition of the handbook that should be on every copyeditorโs desk. Unstuffy, hip, and often funny , The Copyeditorโs 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 didnโt make the grade, the strange case of razbliuto , and a few Easter eggs awaiting discovery by keen-eyed readers. The fourth edition features updates on the transformation of editorial roles in todayโs 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 youโre ready to test your mettle, pick up The Copyeditorโs Workbook: Exercises and Tips for Honing Your Editorial Judgment , the essential new companion to the handbook. Review: Great purchase - Loved this book! It was very helpful and thorough. It is a great book to use when I need to look up something fast. It is organized well and had everything I needed in it. Review: Great resource for writers and editors - This is a handy book for writers and editors, and I also highly recommend it for anyone interested in the topic and subject matter. It has been a lifesaver for me, personally, and it always makes a great gift!
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 740 Reviews |
H**.
Great purchase
Loved this book! It was very helpful and thorough. It is a great book to use when I need to look up something fast. It is organized well and had everything I needed in it.
S**N
Great resource for writers and editors
This is a handy book for writers and editors, and I also highly recommend it for anyone interested in the topic and subject matter. It has been a lifesaver for me, personally, and it always makes a great gift!
L**Y
Bought good used copy
Got it second-hand here, only minor cover issues, otherwise it's in perfect condition to be used! I've looked over the content before, so I'm excited to have it in a size bigger than my e-book. Half the book has exercises, and the other half has rather detailed answers, which is exactly what I needed.
B**I
Gold standard for editing your own writing.
Write right from the get-go. And (I may be weird) sometimes it's just fun to browse their explanations.
P**N
Quality
Quality good, nice use
O**A
Great book with editing wisdom
Bought this book for a college-level editing class. Very useful tips and tricks. Would recommend for anyone looking to edit in Chicago style.
H**D
Invaluable. Buy a copy.
If you're serious about becoming a top-level editor, reviser, copyreader, etc. -- get this. It's at least a semester or two, or four, of intense work, but you'll grow and grow while putting in the work. This is the best book of its kind I've seen, and I'm old.
J**A
essential resource for copyeditors
This book is an essential resource for copyeditors, no matter which style guide you use. Information is presented in an easy-to-understand and occasionally humorous way. The exercises in the workbook are especially helpful for practicing the methods and concepts in the handbook.
V**L
Useful and a wonderful to read
Found it to be a very useful resource and easy to read. The production quality of the book is also impressive. If you are a writer or an editor, you will find this a very good addition to your library.
J**E
Dirty and damaged
This came very fast but what a disappointment it was - a dirty book with weird black stains all over, and back cover corner was folded over. This was supposed to be present but gifting this to anyone would be an insult. I requested a replacement book immediately after seeing this mess. I'm praying that the replacement book will be in a better condition.
A**S
Just what I needed
It was just what I needed to thrive.
J**E
Imprescindible
Imprescindible
Z**S
Love it!
Great book if you want to dip your toes into copy editing ... taking it in school now and this book is indispensable.
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