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| Author: Amy Einsohn
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
Buy New: $16.47
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 38641
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 574
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.4
ISBN: 0520246888
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.027
EAN: 9780520246881
Publication Date: December 7, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 A comprehensive guide for any editor July 3, 2001
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
This book is a wealth of clearly presented information. People considering copyediting as a career should certainly invest in a copy. I heartily disagree with the reviewer who gave it one star; rather than being too liberal, Einsohn succinctly presents the reader with a broad spectrum of opinions on common disputes about grammar and punctuation, allowing readers to make their own decisions. The book contains an excellent explanation of what copyediting is, how to copyedit your first manuscript, how to typecode manuscripts, what to expect from authors, etc. I found Einsohn's exercises and detailed answer key extremely useful.
 Second rate reference book July 11, 2003
19 out of 31 found this review helpful
A rather toothless attempt at rewriting Strunk and White, or Chicago into "fun." Reference books shouldn't waste this much space on casual conversation. Get to the point--get Elements of Style, Elements of Grammar, and Chicago rather than this handbook.
 Way too liberal with the English language October 24, 2000
13 out of 66 found this review helpful
Putting the word "copyeditor" in the title of this book is a big no-no. No copyeditor will find this book worth reading. The advice and use of language is both liberal and flawed.
Best of its Kind December 16, 2002
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
I'm a bit of of a writer's book junkie. Certain rules of grammar never seem to stick and other rules are quickly forgotten if I don't keep up. "The Copyeditor's Handbook" is the most comprehensive and useful book of its kind that I have found. The writing is engaging, the excercises helpful, and the range of information covered is impressive. This belongs on every copywriter and copyeditors reference shelf.
Bad exercises May 25, 2005
12 out of 31 found this review helpful
The exercises in the book seem to be purposefully difficult. Is this to discourage prospective copyeditors or so that Einsohn can show off her years of experience? In order to be instructional, the explanations should fully cover the concepts that one will be tested on in the exercises. Anyone who can read should be able to read the text and then successfully complete the exercises. This is basic to good instructional design. Instead, in the exercises, Einsohn throws in the exceptions to the rules or tests on concepts only hinted at in the text. Einsohn reminds me of the bad teachers we have all experienced at one time or another who get satisfaction from confusing students by talking around a subject instead of teaching the subject directly. Success of students is not the goal of these teachers. There are many finer points in copyediting, but there are sets of rules governing them all. It should be a simple matter to present the rules and then test the student on those rules.
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