Butcher's Copy-editing
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Butcher's Copy-editing

The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-editors and Proofreaders

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eBook - PDF

Butcher's Copy-editing

The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-editors and Proofreaders

About this book

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 • a chapter devoted to on-screen copy-editing • guidance on digital coding and publishing in other media such as e-books • updated to take account of modern typesetting and printing technology • an expanded section on law books • an essential tool for new and experienced copy-editors, working freelance or in-house.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Illustrations
  7. Preface to the fourth edition
  8. Preface to the third edition
  9. Preface to the second edition
  10. Preface to the first edition
  11. Acknowledgements
  12. 1 Introduction
  13. 2 Preliminary copy-editing, design and specimen pages
  14. 3 Preparing the text for the typesetter
  15. 4 Illustrations
  16. 5 Proofs
  17. 6 House style
  18. 7 Preliminary pages
  19. 8 Indexes
  20. 9 Other parts of a book
  21. 10 Bibliographical references
  22. 11 Literary material
  23. 12 Multi-author and multi-volume works
  24. 13 Science and mathematics books
  25. 14 Other special subjects
  26. 15 Reprints and new editions
  27. 16 On-screen editing
  28. Appendix 1 Checklist of copy-editing
  29. Appendix 2 Book sizes
  30. Appendix 3 Abbreviations for states in the USA
  31. Appendix 4 Phonetic symbols
  32. Appendix 5 The Russian alphabet
  33. Appendix 6 Old English and Middle English letters
  34. Appendix 7 French and German bibliographical terms and abbreviations
  35. Appendix 8 Mathematical symbols
  36. Appendix 9 Hebrew
  37. Appendix 10 Arabic
  38. Appendix 11 Islamic, Chinese, Japanese and French Revolutionary calendars
  39. Appendix 12 Countries of the former USSR, Baltic states and former Yugoslavia
  40. Appendix 13 Proof correction symbols
  41. Appendix 14 How to check that an ISBN is correct
  42. Glossary
  43. Select bibliography and other resources
  44. Index