The Copyeditor’s Handbook: A Guide for Book Publishing and Corporate Communications

Amy Einsohn is a professional editor with twenty-five years of experience in scholarly, trade nonfiction, and corporate publishing. She has taught copyediting classes through the University of California's Extension Program and through Editcetera (a San Francisco Bay Area editorial cooperative) and has also conducted on-site corporate training workshops.

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: "The first three chapters alone are worth the cover price. It's a book that acknowledges an assortment of vexing copyediting questions and offers multiple answers to most of them."--Gary Hernandez, "Technical Communication ""An excellent textbook to teach the essentials of copyediting. An excellent reference work for workplace writing."--Mark Armstrong, "Business Communication Quarterly ""Brims with valuable information, good advice, and helpful suggestions for novice copyeditors and experienced practitioners."--Alice Levine, The Denver Publishing Institute "An indispensable reference tool."--Kim Hawley, President, The Chicago Book Clinic "Thorough, useful, helpful, and smart."--Constance Hale, author of "Sin and Syntax "and "Wired Style" "Straightforward, sound advice for beginning or intermediate copyeditors working with pencil or online."--Priscilla S. Taylor, "The Editorial Eye" "Lays out the copyeditor's obligations with humor, style, and perspective."--Walter Pagel, "Science Editor"

Preface Part I. The ABCs of Copyediting 1. What Copyeditors Do 2. Basic Procedures 3. Reference Books and Resources Part II. Editorial Style 4. Punctuation 5. Spelling and Hyphenation 6. Capitalization 7. Numbers and Numerals 8. Quotations 9. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols 10. Tables, Graphs, and Art 11. References 12. Front and Back Matter 13. Typecoding Part III. Language Editing 14. Grammar: Principles and Pitfalls 15. Beyond Grammar Checklist of Editorial Preferences Glossary of Copyediting Terms Glossary of Grammar Terms Answer Keys Selected Bibliography Index