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by Suzanne Gilad

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Turn your knack for language into a lucrative career

Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed

Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader? Want to know more about what each job entails? This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success. Polish your skills, build a winning rsum and land the job you've always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents - find out how to improve any type of publication and make yourself indispensable to writers, editors, and your boss.

  • Balance between style and rules
  • Master the art of the query
  • Use proofreader symbols
  • Edit and proof electronic documents
  • Build a solid freelancing career

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Turn your knack for language into a lucrative career

Must-know techniques and resources for maximizing your accuracy and speed

Interested in becoming a copyeditor or proofreader? Want to know more about what each job entails? This friendly guide helps you position yourself for success. Polish your skills, build a winning rsum, and land the job you've always wanted. Books, magazines, Web sites, corporate documents - find out how to improve any type of publication and make yourself indispensable to writers, editors, and your boss.

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Discover how to:

Balance between style and rules
Master the art of the query
Use proofreader symbols
Edit and proof electronic documents
Build a solid freelancing career

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  • Title Copyediting and Proofreading for Dummies
  • Author Suzanne Gilad
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher For Dummies, Hoboken, N.J
  • Publication date 2007-05-01
  • Features Glossary, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780470121719 / 0470121718
  • Weight 1.21 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.18 x 7.36 x 0.82 in (23.32 x 18.69 x 2.08 cm)
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects Proofreading, Copy editing
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007924228
  • Dewey Decimal Code 686.225

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  • Kliatt, 07/01/2007, Page 38

About the author

Suzanne Gilad has proofread or copyedited over 1,200 titles for more than 20 prominent publishing imprints.

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