The editor's companion / Janet Mackenzie.

"As the knowledge economy takes shape, editors face many challenges: technology is transforming publishing, text is losing out to graphics, and writing is distorted by cliché, hype and spin. More than ever, editors are needed to add value to information and to rescue readers from boredom and c...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Main Author: Mackenzie, Janet, 1947-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The editor in context
  • 2. The publishing process
  • 3. Management and liaison
  • 4. Substance and structure
  • 5. Language
  • 6. Illustrations and tables
  • 7. Completeness and consistency
  • 8. Proofs
  • 9. Editing standards
  • 10. Working with documents and files
  • 11. Freelance editing.