Editing can be extremely variable and therefore is
the hardest aspect of book production to control.
While we all like to impose our own views, rules, and style on someone
else's writing, the job is to eliminate distractions to communication
(errors of spelling, grammar, punctuation, consistency) so that this book
can reach its broadest possible audience—not to create a different
book. This philosophy was explained by Ellen Fuchs Thorn, the director
of Quality Control and managing editor of Generic Compositors:
"During my nineteen years as managing editor for a major university
press and my six years with Generic, I learned to match freelance skills
to the specific needs of thousands of titles. Some, like Falling
in Love with Wisdom (Karnos and Shoemaker, eds.), contained informal
personal essays describing how various philosophers found their vocations;
inappropriate editing would have ruined the presentation. An anthology
like Women's Realities, Women's Choices(two editions), by the
Hunter College Women's Studies Collective needed patches to hold separate
chapters together; but integrating the text into one voice would have
detracted from the Collective's intent. Furman (Turning Point,a
medical trade title about menopause), may have needed advice about where
to provide more explanation and less jargon for the layman. Books like
Kathleen Hall Jamieson's manuscripts— Dirty Politics, Beyond
the Double Bind—began as outlines that needed fleshing out.
Gourse, author of Madame Jazz,does not write like Duchin, author
of Future of the Environment;and they shouldn't be edited to
sound as though they do—not if they're going to reach their separate
audiences.
"There aren't many people in publishing today with editing experience
as broad or long as mine or a track record of satisfying academic
and trade authors and editorial staff while maintaining editorial
standards. These skills and contacts have been integrated into the
Generic approach to full-service projects. I'm certain you'll appreciate
our work."
Please let us show you our flexibility and talent by sending us one of
your books for full-service.
For further information, please email us, including your name, affiliation, and areas of interest,
and we will get back to you quickly.
Generic Compositors
152 Starheim Road
Stamford, NY 12167
607 652-BOOK (2665)
607 330-8005 (fax)
email us
Copyright © 2001 Generic Compositors, a Division
of Stonecrest Industries, Inc.
7/16/08 2:09 PM
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The Folks Behind Generic
Introducing Generic
Typesetting Costs
Typesetting Quality
Typesetting Schedules
Editing
Editing on Galleys
Editing and Copyediting
Editing on Screen (Electronic Editing)
Composition
Generic House Styles
Using Author Disks
Never a Charge for Author Alterations
Evaluating Composition
Postscript Printer Files Versus Page
Layout Files
Scanning
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Other
Archiving Projects
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Archiving Projects
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