Butcher's Copy-Editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-Editors and Proofreaders

by Judith Butcher, Caroline Drake, Maureen Leach

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.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Writing, Textbooks

558 pages, ebook

First published February 20, 1975

Reviews

[sam]

Listen I cba

DNF @ some point idk

[Edward]

Old fashioned and verbose, good for a drive-by flip through

[Isao Matsumoto]

This book helps me how to copy-edit academic books. The information is fruitfull.

If you manage to edit books, I recomend you to have this book near your desk and check the points of this book.

[John]

Required reading – if you're an editor, copy-editor or proofreader.