Customer Reviews

Art of Editing, The (8th Edition)

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I used the first edition of this text in college back in 1972, and still have my copy. Now as an instructor I am using the 6th edition and am looking for a change. This book lacks three things; internet, internet, internet, and until it is brought up-to-date, it is not worth the price. It galls me that a book like this can seem to live forever while gouging undergraduates with poor revisions, and "new" editions designed solely to sell more books. Right now there are better books at half the price. I'm moving on.
{This review refers to the 1996 edition.}

For a book that cost me $93.00, I was expecting something wonderful. Instead I found three blatant editing errors (one of which would have easily been corrected had someone hit "spell check" before sending it to the printers) within the first couple of chapters, and more as I went on. The book was boring, badly edited, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

This book is great! Helpful, easy to navigate, visually appealing. Great for any copy editing student to learn the essentials.

It was an easy read and very helpful in understanding what a copy editor has to go through on a daily basis. It may not be the most glamorous job, but we gotta start somewhere. This book will help you understand the AP style better and a good reference when you're stuck on how to write something.

The good thing about this. I was informed that I would receive my book within two weeks from the date I ordered it, but it came three days later. So, that made me really happy. I received a brand new book. Customer service was really polite and worked with me. Amazon with Borders performed good service to me. The only problem I had was that my textbook didn't come with the workbook. Other than that, Amazon is on top of things.