{"product_id":"the-copyeditors-handbook-a-guide-for-book-publishing-and-corporate-communications-9780520286726","title":"The Copyeditor's Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe new, updated edition of the handbook that should be on every copyeditor's desk. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unstuffy, hip, and often funny\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 \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 \u003ci\u003erazbliuto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and a few Easter eggs awaiting discovery by keen-eyed readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fourth edition features updates on\u003c\/b\u003e\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Copyeditor's Workbook: Exercises and Tips for Honing Your Editorial Judgment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethe essential new companion to the handbook.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12130070\"\u003eAmy Einsohn\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-305853\"\u003eMarilyn Schwartz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520286726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520286723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN022000\"\u003eEditing \u0026amp; Proofreading\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN006000\"\u003eGrammar \u0026amp; Punctuation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN028000\"\u003eStyle Manuals\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After earning a PhD in English in 1976, \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. 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