Editing of book texts

Do you know what separates a good book from a bad one? The amount of time and effort spent on editing the text. If this process is given due attention, any manuscript can be turned into a masterpiece. Have you already written your book? Then what you need now is the help of a specialist – a literary editor. It is the editor who is able to look at your text with a professional eye. Competent editing of book texts brings the work to a level where the target audience perceives the material far more easily.

All about book editing

Text editing is the checking and correction of the text of a book. It requires special skills and deep knowledge – not only of spelling and punctuation in the target language, but also of style and subject matter.

1. Scientific editing. Verifying the reliability of the quotations, dates, formulas and similar data used.
2. Technical editing. Checking that all figures match, and preparing the text for final layout according to the client’s parameters.
3. Artistic editing. The art editor checks the style and removes the errors found; the goal is a single consistent style.
4. Semantic editing. An accurate rendering of the meaning of the original.
5. Literary editing. The literary editor works on the overall quality of the book. The service is applied depending on the specifics, the style and the purpose of the text.

A proofreader usually works in a variety of industries, including publishing, journalism, marketing and advertising. Some proofreaders work for publishing companies, while others are freelancers working on individual projects. The work of a proofreader can be demanding, because it requires a combination of technical skills and a creative approach to solving problems.

Price calculation and placing an order

Publishing a book cannot do without editorial corrections made by specialists. You can also order the editing of a translated text from us. Unlike an ordinary editorial review, the work of a translation editor is done with two texts studied at the same time.

To calculate the cost, we count 1 conventional page of text as 1000 characters with spaces. The price is formed according to the following parameters:

• Type of layout
• Volume
• Language of the text
• Type of editing
• How the text itself is written
• The author’s wishes
• Urgency of the work