{"product_id":"the-copyeditors-handbook-a-guide-for-book-publishing-and-corporate-communications-fourth-edition-revised-updated-and-expanded","title":"The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications (Fourth Edition, Revised, Updated, and Expanded)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Absolutely required for students in publishing programs, the volume will also be valuable for those working with copyeditors and those interested in becoming freelance editors. . . . Essential.\"-- \"CHOICE\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An indispensable classic.\"-- \"Technical Communications\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmy Einsohn \u003c\/b\u003ewas a professional editor who worked in scholarly, trade nonfiction, and corporate publishing. She taught dozens of copyediting courses and also conducted on-site corporate training workshops. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After earning a PhD in English in 1976, \n\u003cb\u003eMarilyn Schwartz\u003c\/b\u003e joined the staff of the University of California Press and served as Managing Editor for twenty-eight years. From 1979 through 2004 she also taught editorial workshops for UC Berkeley Extension. She is the principal author of \n\u003ci\u003eGuidelines for Bias-Free Writing\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPreface to the Fourth Edition, by Marilyn Schwartz \n\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the Third Edition, by Amy Einsohn \n\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations and Conventions \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e PART 1. THE ABC's OF COPYEDITING \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1. WHAT COPYEDITORS DO \n\u003cbr\u003e Principal Tasks \n\u003cbr\u003e Levels of Copyediting \n\u003cbr\u003e The Editorial Process \n\u003cbr\u003e Editorial Triage \n\u003cbr\u003e Estimates \n\u003cbr\u003e One Paragraph, Three Ways \n\u003cbr\u003e Professionalism and Ethics \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 2. BASIC PROCEDURES \n\u003cbr\u003e Skill Sets \n\u003cbr\u003e Marking Changes on Hard Copy \n\u003cbr\u003e Making Changes On-Screen \n\u003cbr\u003e Querying \n\u003cbr\u003e Style Sheets \n\u003cbr\u003e Informal Communications and Transmittal Letters \n\u003cbr\u003e Author Review and Manuscript Cleanup \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 3. REFERENCE BOOKS AND RESOURCES \n\u003cbr\u003e Four Essential Books \n\u003cbr\u003e Language Corpora \n\u003cbr\u003e On the Bookshelf \n\u003cbr\u003e Websites, Email Lists, Discussion Boards, and Blogs \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e PART 2. EDITORIAL STYLE \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 4. PUNCTUATION \n\u003cbr\u003e Conventions, Fashions, and Style \n\u003cbr\u003e Function 1: Terminal Punctuation \n\u003cbr\u003e Function 2: Joining Clauses \n\u003cbr\u003e Function 3: Setting Off Phrases \n\u003cbr\u003e Function 4: Indicating Omission \n\u003cbr\u003e Mark-by-Mark Pitfalls \n\u003cbr\u003e Multiple Punctuation \n\u003cbr\u003e Eyeballing Every Mark \n\u003cbr\u003e Controversial Techniques \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 5. SPELLING AND HYPHENATION \n\u003cbr\u003e Improving Your Spelling Skills \n\u003cbr\u003e Variant Spellings \n\u003cbr\u003e British Spelling \n\u003cbr\u003e Homophones \n\u003cbr\u003e Foreign Words and Phrases \n\u003cbr\u003e Proper Nouns and Adjectives \n\u003cbr\u003e Plurals \n\u003cbr\u003e Possessives \n\u003cbr\u003e One Word or Two? \n\u003cbr\u003e Spell-Checkers \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 6. CAPITALIZATION AND THE TREATMENT OF NAMES \n\u003cbr\u003e Personal Names and Titles \n\u003cbr\u003e Astronomical Terms and Geographical Names \n\u003cbr\u003e Racial and Ethnic Groups \n\u003cbr\u003e Names of Institutions and Companies, Trademarks, and Brand Names \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 7. NUMBERS AND NUMERALS \n\u003cbr\u003e Words or Numerals? \n\u003cbr\u003e Punctuation of Numerals \n\u003cbr\u003e Cardinals and Ordinals \n\u003cbr\u003e Fractions \n\u003cbr\u003e Percentages, Percentage Points, Basis Points, Percentiles, and Portions \n\u003cbr\u003e Money \n\u003cbr\u003e Time \n\u003cbr\u003e Street Numbers and Phone Numbers \n\u003cbr\u003e Units of Measurement \n\u003cbr\u003e Roman Numerals \n\u003cbr\u003e Inclusive Numerals \n\u003cbr\u003e Mathematical Signs and Symbols \n\u003cbr\u003e Ambiguous Numerical Statements \n\u003cbr\u003e Style Sheet Entries \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 8. QUOTATIONS \n\u003cbr\u003e Misspellings in the Source Document \n\u003cbr\u003e Odd Wording in the Source Document \n\u003cbr\u003e Run-in and Set-off Quotations \n\u003cbr\u003e Editing a Pull Quote \n\u003cbr\u003e Punctuation of Quotations \n\u003cbr\u003e Syntactical Fit \n\u003cbr\u003e Ellipsis Points \n\u003cbr\u003e Brackets \n\u003cbr\u003e Citing Sources \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 9. ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS \n\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations \n\u003cbr\u003e Symbols and Signs \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 10. TABLES, GRAPHS, AND ART \n\u003cbr\u003e Tables \n\u003cbr\u003e Graphs \n\u003cbr\u003e Art \n\u003cbr\u003e Use of \"Alt Text\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 11. REFERENCES \n\u003cbr\u003e Author-Date System \n\u003cbr\u003e Reference Note System \n\u003cbr\u003e Citation-Sequence System \n\u003cbr\u003e Citation of Digital Sources \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 12. FRONT MATTER, BACK MATTER, AND RUNNING HEADS \n\u003cbr\u003e Front Matter \n\u003cbr\u003e Back Matter \n\u003cbr\u003e Running Heads (and Running Feet) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 13. MARKUP \n\u003cbr\u003e Markup of Hard Copy \n\u003cbr\u003e Markup On-Screen \n\u003cbr\u003e Heads and Subheads \n\u003cbr\u003e Lists \n\u003cbr\u003e Design Specs \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e PART 3. LANGUAGE EDITING \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 14. GRAMMAR AND USAGE: PRINCIPLES AND PITFALLS \n\u003cbr\u003e Whose Grammar? \n\u003cbr\u003e Subject-Verb Agreement \n\u003cbr\u003e Troublesome Verbs \n\u003cbr\u003e Split Infinitives \n\u003cbr\u003e Subjective Mood \n\u003cbr\u003e Dangling Participles \n\u003cbr\u003e Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers \n\u003cbr\u003e Garden-Path Sentences \n\u003cbr\u003e Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement \n\u003cbr\u003e Case of Nouns and Pronouns \n\u003cbr\u003e Parallel Form \n\u003cbr\u003e More Muddled Syntax \n\u003cbr\u003e Adjectives and Adverbs \n\u003cbr\u003e Prepositions \n\u003cbr\u003e Miscellaneous Bugaboos \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 15. BEYOND GRAMMAR \n\u003cbr\u003e Organization \n\u003cbr\u003e Point of View \n\u003cbr\u003e Expository Style \n\u003cbr\u003e Plain Language Compliance \n\u003cbr\u003e Accessibility \n\u003cbr\u003e Global English \n\u003cbr\u003e EFL and ESL Editing \n\u003cbr\u003e Bias-Free Language \n\u003cbr\u003e Publishing Law \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Checklist of Editorial Preferences \n\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Copyediting Terms \n\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography \n\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJacket Description\/Back\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Marilyn Schwartz has incisively and thoroughly updated and expanded \u003ci\u003eThe Copyeditor's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e, adding best-practice advice on editorial ethics, accessibility, digital sources, plain language, ESL, and more. Amy Einsohn would be so pleased! Pair this rigorous yet amiable handbook with \u003ci\u003eThe Copyeditor's Workbook \u003c\/i\u003efor a complete course in manuscript editing.\"--Carol Saller, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Subversive Copy Editor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Marilyn Schwartz has crafted a worthy revision of this revered classic. Much here is new, taking us fully into the twenty-first century. Further thoughts and explication from both Amy Einsohn's posthumous notes and Schwartz's own experience are so skillfully woven in that Einsohn's voice continues to sing through.\"--Pm Weizenbaum, 2018 president of the Northwest Editors Guild \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Copyeditor's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e remains the best guide for copyeditors. Marilyn Schwartz has done a thorough job of addressing the 'tectonic shifts' in editing, using Amy Einsohn's copious notes and her own deep experience. It's as though she read the minds of editing instructors everywhere when we've said, 'I wish Einsohn covered . . .'\"--Erin Brenner, owner of Right Touch Editing and former owner of Copyediting.com \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The fourth edition does the well-loved Amy Einsohn proud, especially with the new material covering digital editing, helpful software, and indie authors. Editors everywhere will greatly appreciate the editing code of ethics added at the end of chapter 1. Reading this book is the next best thing to having a good mentor.\"--Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS, owner of KOK Edit \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone working in publishing today would do well to pick up and thoroughly imbibe the lessons in \u003ci\u003eThe Freelance Editor's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e: A Complete Guide to making your business thrive even if she or he has no intention of ever freelancing--that is, if someone hopes to land a \"steady\" full-time job or keep working at one.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \"Springer Nature\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe new, updated edition of the handbook that should be on every copyeditor's desk. \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unstuffy, hip, and often funny \n\u003ci\u003e, The Copyeditor's Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \n\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Manual of Style. \u003c\/i\u003eIt 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 \n\u003ci\u003erazbliuto\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and a few Easter eggs awaiting discovery by keen-eyed readers. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe fourth edition features updates on\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe transformation of editorial roles in today's publishing environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew applications, processes, and protocols for on-screen editing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emajor changes in editorial resources, such as online dictionaries and language corpora, new grammar and usage authorities, online editorial communities, and web-based research tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e When you're ready to test your mettle, pick up \n\u003ci\u003eThe Copyeditor's Workbook: Exercises and Tips for Honing Your Editorial Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethe essential new companion to the handbook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eChoice\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/01\/2019 (EAN 9780520286726, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Einsohn, Amy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2019-05-14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Language Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Editing \u0026amp; Proofreading|Language Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Grammar \u0026amp; Punctuation|Language Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Style Manuals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Editing|Journalism, Commercial|Copy editing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520286726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780520286726\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52425700278553,"sku":"SP-9780520286726","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780520286726_spiral.png?v=1779482142","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-copyeditors-handbook-a-guide-for-book-publishing-and-corporate-communications-fourth-edition-revised-updated-and-expanded","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}