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ANNOUNCE: New book on scientific editing

Subtleties of Scientific Style fills the gaps left by other style
guides and books on editing. Here, Matthew Stevens, an Australian
scientific editor, distils over two decades of experience, 
explaining subtle but significant errors that authors can make 
and many subtle tricks that can make a work more readable. 

Topics include:

* Achieving an editorial Gestalt
* Common errors-danglers, fillers, misapplied modifiers, 
  shortcuts
* Errors of reasoning-begging the question, teleology, size 
  comparisons
* Expression-first-person science, order of events, parallel 
  narratives
* Tricky terms-applied, based on, due to, respectively

Contents
  What is science?
  Substantive editing
  Common errors
  Errors of substance or sequence
  Errors of reasoning
  Improving expression
  Improving visual presentation
  Tricky or misused terms
  Errors in classical languages
  Appendix 1-Editing techniques
  Appendix 2-Wordy phrases
  Appendix 3-British or US spelling?
  Appendix 4-Unicode values and non-displaying characters
  Appendix 5-Character charts in logical groupings
  Bibliography

You can download a copy from http://www.zeta.org.au/~mls/subtleties.h
tml 
(US$6, A$7 shareware). Hard copies will be available soon for 
order (112 pp B5, ~200 g, US$12, A$15 + postage).

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AVAILABLE NOW: _Effective Onscreen Editing_ by Geoff Hart

The editing skills used in onscreen editing in a word processor 
such as Microsoft Word remain the same as those used in on-paper 
editing, but transferring those skills to a word processor often 
proves challenging. _Effective Onscreen Editing_ will ease your 
transition, and teach you proven tips and tricks to maximize your 
productivity and effectiveness. This 711-page eBook is based on 
my 20 years of experience as an editor and as a mentor for other 
editors.

For details, and to order your copy:
http://www.geoff-hart.com/home/onscreen-book.htm 

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