The Copyeditor's Handbook

The Copyeditor's Handbook

A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications

By Amy Einsohn
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Publication Date: 15th August 2011

The Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. This book may be used for self-instruction or as a textbook in copyediting classes. The exercises are accompanied by answer keys and detailed line-by-line explanations.

The third edition features

• Updates reflecting the 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style and the most current editions of other major style manuals.

• Additional updates to register te... Read More
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The Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. This book may be used for self-instruction or as a textbook in copyediting classes. The exercises are accompanied by answer keys and detailed line-by-line explanations.

The third edition features

• Updates reflecting the 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style and the most current editions of other major style manuals.

• Additional updates to register te... Read More
Description
The Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. This book may be used for self-instruction or as a textbook in copyediting classes. The exercises are accompanied by answer keys and detailed line-by-line explanations.

The third edition features

• Updates reflecting the 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style and the most current editions of other major style manuals.

• Additional updates to register technology-driven changes in onscreen editing procedures and typecoding.

• A revised chapter on resources for editors.

• Expanded bibliography and glossary.



Details
  • Price: $34.95
  • Pages: 576
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Imprint: University of California Press
  • Publication Date: 15th August 2011
  • ISBN: 9780520950634
  • Format: eBook
Author Bio
Amy Einsohn is a professional editor with thirty years of experience in scholarly, trade nonfiction, and corporate publishing.
Table of Contents
PREFACE

PART 1. THE ABCS OF COPYEDITING

1. WHAT COPYEDITORS DO
2. BASIC PROCEDURES
3. REFERENCE BOOKS AND RESOURCES

PART 2. EDITORIAL STYLE

4. PUNCTUATION
5. SPELLING AND HYPHENATION
6. CAPITALIZATION
7. NUMBERS AND NUMERALS
8. QUOTATIONS
9. ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND SYMBOLS
10. TABLES, GRAPHS, AND ART
11. REFERENCES
12. FRONT AND BACK MATTER
13. TYPECODING

PART 3. LANGUAGE EDITING

14. GRAMMAR: PRINCIPLES AND PITFALLS
15. BEYOND GRAMMAR

CHECKLIST OF EDITORIAL PREFERENCES
GLOSSARY OF COPYEDITING TERMS
GLOSSARY OF GRAMMAR TERMS
ANSWER KEYS
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
The Copyeditor's Handbook is a lively, practical manual for newcomers to publishing and for experienced editors who want to fine-tune their skills or broaden their understanding of the craft. This book may be used for self-instruction or as a textbook in copyediting classes. The exercises are accompanied by answer keys and detailed line-by-line explanations.

The third edition features

• Updates reflecting the 16th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style and the most current editions of other major style manuals.

• Additional updates to register technology-driven changes in onscreen editing procedures and typecoding.

• A revised chapter on resources for editors.

• Expanded bibliography and glossary.



  • Price: $34.95
  • Pages: 576
  • Publisher: University of California Press
  • Imprint: University of California Press
  • Publication Date: 15th August 2011
  • ISBN: 9780520950634
  • Format: eBook
Amy Einsohn is a professional editor with thirty years of experience in scholarly, trade nonfiction, and corporate publishing.
PREFACE

PART 1. THE ABCS OF COPYEDITING

1. WHAT COPYEDITORS DO
2. BASIC PROCEDURES
3. REFERENCE BOOKS AND RESOURCES

PART 2. EDITORIAL STYLE

4. PUNCTUATION
5. SPELLING AND HYPHENATION
6. CAPITALIZATION
7. NUMBERS AND NUMERALS
8. QUOTATIONS
9. ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, AND SYMBOLS
10. TABLES, GRAPHS, AND ART
11. REFERENCES
12. FRONT AND BACK MATTER
13. TYPECODING

PART 3. LANGUAGE EDITING

14. GRAMMAR: PRINCIPLES AND PITFALLS
15. BEYOND GRAMMAR

CHECKLIST OF EDITORIAL PREFERENCES
GLOSSARY OF COPYEDITING TERMS
GLOSSARY OF GRAMMAR TERMS
ANSWER KEYS
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX