Editing Textbooks

CIEP guides provide a short, basic introduction to the various skills and knowledge needed to work as an editorial professional. They are intended for copyeditors and proofreaders, both practising and potential, and will also prove useful to others involved in publishing content, including businesses, organisations, agencies, students and authors. This guide is an introduction to editing textbooks. It is primarily aimed at editors who have some knowledge of the publishing world and of coreediting skills, and who are interested in applying this knowledge to editing textbooks and other educational materials.This short guide covers: typical workflows and working practices involved in editing textbookskey questions to consider when development editing textbooksthe main tasks and checks to complete when copyediting textbooksadvice on how to work well with publishers, packagers and authors.This practical guide will provide you with a clear understanding of how educational publishing works and help increase your confidence when editing educational resources.

Author:

Hetty Marx

Publisher:

Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreadi

Publication Date:

Mar 14, 2023

Number of pages:

60 pages

Binding:

Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10:

1915141168

ISBN-13:

9781915141163