tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post4812657217099484287..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: The Decline of Copy-EditingLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-45756090584801940612011-12-24T12:20:52.001-08:002011-12-24T12:20:52.001-08:00You're not too far off. Copy-editing is indeed...You're not too far off. Copy-editing is indeed declining, because publishers, esp. the smaller houises, don't want to pay for it anymore.Joe Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638252347181688694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-33607658232433126482011-12-17T04:23:26.579-08:002011-12-17T04:23:26.579-08:00Hell, yes, re the value of spelling checkers.
I h...Hell, yes, re the value of spelling checkers.<br /><br />I hear from friends who have Kindles that ebooks are often in very, very bad shape. (I use Google Books e-reader only and only for free, public domain books, which are often out of print, but by and large I'm still reading print books.)Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-2421985225093890582011-12-16T22:23:07.939-08:002011-12-16T22:23:07.939-08:00And let's not even start on the publishers who...And let's not even start on the publishers who somehow think Spellcheck is going to catch all typos, even though all it does is preserve the best/worst ones such as public/pubic, as/at, and so on.<br /><br />I've actually started working as a freelance copy-editor for writers because I couldn't stand it anymore.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com