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"a lot of technical-book publishers, especially the lower-tier ones, do very minimal editing of manuscripts" It shows. I notice when a manuscript hasn't been t
by Samuel_Michon 15y ago
"a lot of technical-book publishers, especially the lower-tier ones, do very minimal editing of manuscripts"
It shows. I notice when a manuscript hasn't been taken care of by a good editor before going to print. I can't think of a single genre in which editing is not necessary.
NB: I'm a publisher of non-fiction books, primarily lifestyle and comp sci. My dad's a publisher, my mom's an author, my brother is a photographer for print. I'm familiar with the amount of work it takes to turn a manuscript into a book.
- JoshTriplett 15y agoI've also seen numerous cases where editors have screwed up the original text of a technical publication in semantically critical ways. This holds especially true for editors who remain a few decades behind in technology, and don't quite grasp the concept of providing diffs, as well as the concept of having the author review the changes.