The Editor's Companion

The Editor's Companion explains how to adapt the traditional skills of editing for digital production.

Janet Mackenzie (Author)

9781107402188, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 June 2011

268 pages, 36 b/w illus.
24.7 x 17 x 1.5 cm, 0.48 kg

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 confusion. The Editor's Companion explains the traditional skills of editing for publication and how to adapt them for digital production. It describes the editorial tasks for print and screen publications, from fantasy novels and academic texts to web pages and government documents. It is an essential tool for professional editors, as well as media and publications officers, self-publishers and writers editing their own work. This revised edition features extended coverage of on-screen editing, single-source publishing and digital rights, a comprehensive glossary of editing terms and a companion website developed especially for students that includes editing exercises, expert 'tips' and essential weblinks.

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 methods
10. Working with documents and files
11. Freelance editing.

Subject Areas: Media, information & communication industries [KNT], Writing & editing guides [CBW]