The Editor's Companion
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Description
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…
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Key features
- Provides detail on structuring material for the small screens of handheld devices and mobile phones
- Addresses single-source and XML publishing
- Examines useful software for editing for managing references and for running an editing business
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139137171
- Subjects Editing,Film, Media, Mass Communication,Media, Mass Communication
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 01 August 2011
- ISBN: 9781107402188
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 170 mm
- Weight: 0.48kg
- Contains: 36 b/w illus.
- Page extent: 268 pages
- Availability: Available, despatch within 1-2 weeks
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 October 2012
- ISBN: 9781139137171
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