Copyediting: a Practical Guide

Judd, Karen

ISBN 10: 0865760284 / ISBN 13: 9780865760288

Published by WmKaufmann Inc, Los Altos CA, 1982

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Excellent guide to the craft!! Bright tight crisp HB copy. 6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 287 pp, index. VG++ ex-USArmy-library copy else unmarked. Hardback in brown cloth boards, no jacket. Seller Inventory # 38668

Bibliographic Details

Title: Copyediting: a Practical Guide

Publisher: WmKaufmann Inc, Los Altos CA

Publication Date: 1982

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st edition, 1st printing.

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Synopsis:

"Copyediting" confronts all the major problems most copyeditors face, together with such diverse aspects as word transposition, what to do with artwork, and how to handle permissions. Unlike other books, "Copyediting" tells you how to copyedit. "Copyediting" covers the following areas: What is copyediting? Copyediting and Proofreading Symbols; Awareness Training; A Review of Punctuation and Grammar; Spelling, Capitalization, and Hyphenation; Style and Word Usage; Numbers and Abbreviations; Notes and Bibliographies; Typemarking and Keying; Other Aspects of Copyediting; Specialized Copyediting; Proofreading; Getting Work; and Things No Copyeditor Should Be Without. It isn't enough to know that you must use correct grammar, or substitute sparkling words for dull ones C you have to know how to deal physically with the manuscript. "Copyediting" tells how this is done, from the publisher's point of view, giving all the rules in a succinct, memorable style. The book can be used as a learning tool, a supplement to a style manual, or as a reference for experienced copyeditors. In addition, authors can use it to edit their material, university students can use it to polish their theses, and all other with the urge to write can use it to improve their work.

About the Author:

Karen Judd, editing manager at McGraw Hill, Inc., has nurtured from typescript to print, manuscripts as diverse and challenging as mystery novels, articles onm multiple regression analysis, and calculus textbooks. Formerly production manager at Random House and managing editor at Harper & Row's 1980 Cass Canfield Sabbatical to complete Copyediting: A Practical Guide, her first book. In addition, she has taught copyediting at the University of California and in publishing.