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Handbook of Technical Writing, Ninth Edition

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Most of the entries in Handbook of Technical Writing, Ninth Edition are geared toward business and technical writers, but I believe the advice would be helpful to anyone who writes.

WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT?
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I used to work as a translator of technical, business, and legal documents (Japanese into English), and I found this to be an invaluable reference work (back when it was the sixth edition). As a graduate student writing academic papers, I have upgraded to this one. In fact, sometimes I just flip through it for fun and read different sections because they are interesting. I always get something out of it. The writing is clear and concise. The examples look like they are drawn from real life. The entries are arranged alphabetically, and if you cannot find what you are looking for, you can use the index. The book itself is a model of how to write.

IS THE NEW EDITION BETTER?
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The content has changed over time since I first used the sixth edition. Sometimes entries have disappeared altogether, some are new, and the ones that remain have often been reworded. This is great! They didn't just keep churning out new editions with minor changes, but they actually combed through it and worked to improve it.

I highly recommend this!

FREEBIES
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Also, don't forget about the internet resources they have made available to go along with the book. If you create an account with them as a student or instructor (takes less than a minute) you get even more content. There are helpful links, model documents, and so forth available for free.

I have many writing handbooks (e.g., Chicago Manual of Style). This book is by far the best. It has a lot of very useful information, and the information is easy to find. For technical writing, it is the best I have seen. It may be a little too technical for creative writers or journalists.

I largely appreciate the layout of this handbook - everything is alphabetized for quick reference! Provides excellent examples of format and design. This is one of the few college textbooks I actually intend to keep!

This book is great for all-things-technical-communication. It has everything from interviews, to posters, to resumes, to groupwork, to citation formats, memos, and more. And then a whole lot more after that.

An excellent reference book for any tech comm publisher. The book is organized in a way that it'll be easy to use for reference but not as a cover-to-cover read (well, tech comm publications are boring to begin with), it's a must have for any TComm department.

I purchased this book for a class I was taking. it's laid out well and easy to use. the index is useful for finding how to cite sources and the examples are very useful. nice to use when you have to write via a particular style. very useful book.

This book is awesome! Almost anything you need to look up in regards to writing can be found here. I had forgotten so much from high school that I looked up here and was able to re-learn. I recommend this for any bookshelf in any home!

This is an excellent book and has been a great resource to me. I am in a technical writing class and it has helpful hints and guidelines to follow. Once again, a great resource to have for any and every writing occasion!

I dont know why my teacher told us to get this book for English Comp 1. We dont ever use it!

The book arrived in great timing, and It's in great shape. Great seller right here!