The copyeditor's handbook [electronic resource] : a guide for book publishing and corporate communications / Amy Einsohn and Marilyn Schwartz.

"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 languag...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Einsohn, Amy (Author)
Schwartz, Marilyn (Author)
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2019.
Edition:Fourth edition, revised, updated, and expanded.
Subjects:
Copy editing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Editing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Journalism, Commercial > Editing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2019 (EBSCO)
eBook Public Library Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2019 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
The copyeditor's handbook: a guide for book publishing and corporate communications, revised, updated, and expanded
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Preface to the fourth edition / Marilyn Schwartz
  • Preface to the previous edition / Amy Einsohn
  • What copyeditors do
  • Basic procedures
  • Reference books and resources
  • Punctuation
  • Spelling and hyphenation
  • Capitalization and the treatment of names
  • Numbers and numerals
  • Quotations
  • Abbreviations and symbols
  • Tables, graphs, and art
  • References
  • Front and back matter
  • Markup
  • Grammar and usage : principles and pitfalls
  • Beyond grammar.