title: Copy-Editing: The Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Authors and Publishers
author:  Judith Butcher 
description: "Nearly fifty years of handling material for printing and publication do not provide me with a memory of anything Judith Butcher has left out...All that one has known, and much that is new, is here." The Times Literary Supplement<br /><br />"...a useful and authoritative source of information for United States publishing professionals...for professional editors, authors, publishers, and larger libraries,The Cambridge Handbook will be an important supplementary reference to have on hand." G. Kim Dority American Reference Books Annual<br /><br />....provides clear, useful information...earns high marks for the simplicity of its approach and the clarity and practicality of its suggestions." Laurence Urdang, Verbatim<br /><br />"...a terrific supplement, especially for its treatment of special subjects, such as music, medicine, and computers, and for its glossary of 350 copy-editing terms." Copy Editor<br /><br />"Any who prepare publications could find it helpful. I highly recommend it." Genevieve M. Hibbs, Notes on Linguistics
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  Acknowledgments
  
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  Again and as always, thanks to my forever editor and dear friend, Michael
  Korda. He has steered me through this journey from page one to those glorious
  words “the end.” How blessed I have been to have him as my editor all these
  years.
  
  I want to thank Marysue Rucci, editor in chief of Simon & Schuster. It has
  been wonderful working with her these last few years.
  
  My home team is a joy to work with. My son, David, has become a full-time
  valuable assistant and researcher.
  
  As usual, my other childr