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Butcher´s Copy-editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-editors and Proofreaders
Judith Butcher
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Description for Butcher´s Copy-editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-editors and Proofreaders
Hardback. This classic reference guide has been comprehensively revised to reflect the latest developments in publishing. Num Pages: 558 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 938. The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-editors and Proofreaders. 558 pages, 28 b/w illus. This classic reference guide has been comprehensively revised to reflect the latest developments in publishing. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; CBWJ. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 30. Weight: 1010.
Since its first publication in 1975, Judith Butcher's Copy-editing has become firmly established as a classic reference guide. This fourth edition has been comprehensively revised to provide an up-to-date and clearly presented source of information for all those involved in preparing typescripts and illustrations for publication. From the basics of how to prepare text and illustrations for the designer and typesetter, through the ground rules of house style, to how to read and correct proofs, Copy-editing covers all aspects of the editorial process. New and revised features: * up-to-date advice on indexes, inclusive language, reference systems and preliminary pages * ... Read more
Since its first publication in 1975, Judith Butcher's Copy-editing has become firmly established as a classic reference guide. This fourth edition has been comprehensively revised to provide an up-to-date and clearly presented source of information for all those involved in preparing typescripts and illustrations for publication. From the basics of how to prepare text and illustrations for the designer and typesetter, through the ground rules of house style, to how to read and correct proofs, Copy-editing covers all aspects of the editorial process. New and revised features: * up-to-date advice on indexes, inclusive language, reference systems and preliminary pages * ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
558
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
936g
Number of Pages
558
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521847131
SKU
V9780521847131
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Ref
99-3
About Judith Butcher
Judith Butcher has a wealth of editorial experience, gained first at Penguin Books, then at Cambridge University Press, where she was head of the copy-editing department. She is Honorary President of the SfEP. Caroline Drake worked for publishers in London, Berlin and Oxford before joining Cambridge University Press in 1989. In 2005 she began to edit, write and train copy-editors ... Read more
Reviews for Butcher´s Copy-editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-editors and Proofreaders
'... excellent ...'. Neil Paterson, The Bookseller 'This is a monument to clarity and clear thinking: a master class in what is fast becoming a lost art ... no printer should be without this book. No publisher. No editor and certainly no self-publisher.' Writer's Forum 'It is described as a handbook for editors, copy-editors and proofreaders, and it ought to ... Read more