Copy editing is an unusual field. Its practitioners carry no credentials. The better publications hire better copy editors, as a rule, but they also hire better writers. So what does the copy editor add? And what should a copy editor’s services cost? Let’s begin with cost. Freelance copy editors for major publishing companies earn about [...]
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Save Staff Time with ‘Works Cited’
November 8, 2007As publications managers are well aware, the Chicago Manual of Style, the Associated Press (AP) style guide, the Modern Language Association (MLA) manual, and others offer varying approaches to citation style. Here’s a way to save time and money when your staff has to shift gears from one style guide to another. Visit the “Works [...]
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InDesign Made Me a More Valuable Editor
November 1, 2007Altering files in layout can be time-consuming and costly. An easy solution: Editors, learn to use InDesign layout software. My colleagues and I have been using it over the past several months, and we’ve found it to be: Cost-effective. CS3 InDesign costs $700-plus, but publications managers will recover the cost quickly when graphic designers (at [...]