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Editorial Training provides a one stop shop for all your training needs. Below are books that you will find helpful - some are an essential guide when working as a freelancer - which you can purchase from us. You can either buy online or contact us, quoting the ISBN number for the book(s) you wish to purchase.

Proofreading on Screen

Text and Exercises

As PDF proofs become ever more prevalent and as proofreaders are increasingly asked to check files intended for electronic output, so it becomes more important for proofreaders to be equipped to deal with electronic files.

For many who learned their trade working on paper proofs, it will be a question of filling in gaps in skills and knowledge. This is what Proofreading on Screen is designed to achieve. The book gives a quick refresher on the essentials of proofreading, then explores the best ways to work with text that is either delivered, or destined to be published, electronically. It will also help readers to understand the differences between digital and paper workflow.

Proofreading on Screen is written by Graham Smith and is based on Module 4 of Editorial Training's distance learning course, Proofreading Today. It is therefore highly practical. A substantial part of it is exercise based, and readers are able to download the exercises and suggested solutions from the Editorial Training website.

Editorial Training 2009
Paperback (116 pages)
ISBN: 978 0 9562085 0 7
£12.99 (plus £1.50 postage and packing*)

New Hart's Rules

Hart's Rules for Compositors and Readers at the University Press, Oxford was first printed in 1893. This classic reference work for writers, editors, and publishers was in print through 39 editions for nearly one hundred years. New Hart's Rules is a brand-new text that brings the principles of the old text into the 21st century, providing answers to questions of editorial style for a new generation of professionals.

Writers and editors of all kinds will find this handy guide an indispensable companion in their work. Twenty chapters give information on all aspects of writing and of preparing copy for publication, whether in print or electronically.

New Hart's Rules covers a broad range of topics including publishing terms, layout and headings, how to treat illustrations, hyphenation, punctuation, UK and US usage, bibliographies and notes, and indexing.

Oxford University Press 2005
Hardback (428 pages)
ISBN-10: 0 19 861041 6
ISBN-13: 978 19 861041 0
£12.99 (plus 10% postage and packing*)

New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors

The New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors is the essential A-Z guide for everyone who works with words.

It has long been an indispensable part of any editor's reference shelf; now, the text is even more useful than before, and appears in a new handbook size. It is an essential tool for writers, editors, publishers, journalists, and web editors.

Oxford University Press 2005
Hardback (458 pages)
ISBN-10: 0 19 861040 8
ISBN-13: 978 0 19 861040 3
£12.99 (plus 10% postage and packing*)

Butcher's Copy-editing

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.

Cambridge University Press 2006
Hardback (572 pages)
ISBN-10: 0 521 84713 3
ISBN-13: 978 0 521 84713 1
£45.00 (plus 10% postage and packing*)

Editorial Project Management

Schedules, budgets and quality are the driving forces of all publications, and the principles for managing them are the same whether the projects are simple or complex, printed or electronic. Editorial Project Management will give you detailed insight into every aspect of the job so that you can become an effective team leader. Illustrated with diagrams, checklists and forms that will help you streamline your work, this practical guide covers:

Scheduling
Budgeting
Assessing projects
Managing resources
Briefing
Supervising
Feedback

Exercises and model answers provide opportunities to apply the principles and check your understanding, and give you the confidence to take these practices into the workplace.

Horn Editorial Books 2006
Paperback (192 pages)
ISBN-10: 0 9553404 0 3
ISBN-13: 978 0 9553404 0 6
£20.00 (plus 10% postage and packing*)

Rediscover Grammar

The best-selling grammar reference - essential for all teachers and students of English - Rediscover Grammar provides an effortless tour through the structures and terminology of the English Language.

Note that if you enrol on Proofreading Today, you will receive a copy of this book free of charge.

Longman 2004
Paperback (256 pages)
ISBN-10: 0 58284862 8
ISBN-13: 978 0 5828 4862 7
£14.99 (plus 10% postage and packing*)

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