Copyeditor's Handbook and Workbook: The Complete Set

The Copyeditor's Handbook is a comprehensive guide for book publishing and corporate communications, now in its fourth edition. It incorporates the latest advice from language authorities, usage guides, and style manuals, and addresses the tectonic shifts in copyediting in the twenty-first century. The Copyeditors Workbook is a new companion to the Handbook, offering practical training in the art of copyediting for aspiring and experienced editors. It includes forty exercises of increasing difficulty and length, covering a range of subject matter, and detailed answer keys and explanations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 880 pages
Publication date: 14 May 2019
Publisher: University of California Press

This comprehensive set is a must-have for writers and editors alike. It includes two essential resources:

The Copyeditor's Handbook, now in its fourth edition, and The Copyeditors Workbook, the perfect companion to the bestselling Handbook.

The Copyeditors Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications is a refreshing and indispensable resource for both new editors and experienced hands seeking to enhance their skills and broaden their understanding of the craft of copyediting. Written in a lively and engaging style, 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 captures the seismic shifts in twenty-first-century copyediting, encompassing tasks such as preparing text for digital formats, utilizing new technologies, reaching global audiences, adhering to plain language mandates, ensuring accessibility, and supporting self-publishing authors and those writing in English as a second language.

In addition to its valuable content, the Handbook offers a delightful touch of light entertainment for language enthusiasts. It includes a brief history of punctuation marks that didn't make the cut, the intriguing case of "razbliuto," and a few Easter eggs waiting to be discovered by keen-eyed readers.

The Copyeditors Workbook: Exercises and Tips for Honing Your Editorial Judgment is a comprehensive and practical training tool designed to help aspiring and experienced editors refine their copyediting skills. With more than forty exercises of varying difficulty and length, covering a diverse range of subject matter, this workbook enables editors to advance their skill and confidence. Detailed answer keys and explanations provide a solid foundation in editorial basics, offering appropriate usage choices for different scenarios.

Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your editing journey, this set provides the tools and knowledge you need to excel in your field. Invest in this comprehensive set and take your writing and editing skills to new heights!

Weight: 1658g
Dimension: 180 x 257 x 45 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780520306677