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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: A Few Suggestions to McGraw-Hill Authors. - Details of manuscript preparation, Typograpy, Proof-reading - and other matters in the production of manuscripts and - books. - -Author: McGraw-Hill Book Company - -Release Date: February 10, 2017 [EBook #54146] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SUGGESTIONS TO MCGRAW-HILL AUTHORS *** - - - - -Produced by Chris Curnow, Lesley Halamek and the Online -Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This -file was produced from images generously made available -by The Internet Archive) - - - - - - - - - - A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO - - McGRAW-HILL AUTHORS - - - - - A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO - - McGRAW-HILL AUTHORS - - - DETAILS OF MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION, - TYPOGRAPHY, PROOF-READING AND - OTHER MATTERS INVOLVED IN - THE PRODUCTION OF - MANUSCRIPTS AND - BOOKS - - - - - MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, INC. - NEW YORK: 370 SEVENTH AVENUE - LONDON: 6 & 8 BOUVERIE ST., E. C. 4 - 1922 - - - - - COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY THE - MCGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY, INC. - - - - -INTRODUCTION - - -The McGraw-Hill Book Company was formed on July 1, 1909, by a -consolidation of the book departments of the McGraw Publishing -Company and the Hill Publishing Company, then separate publishers of -engineering journals and books. For over twenty years, prior to -the formation of the McGraw-Hill Book Company, the several journals -controlled by Mr. McGraw and Mr. Hill (now published by the -McGraw-Hill Company, Inc., a separate organization) had been producing -books in their special fields; but the publication of technical books -had not been brought to the high standard of technical journals. - -From the beginning we adopted the slogan, _Better Books in Text and -Manufacture_. It was evident to the men who had brought the leading -technical journals of the country from comparative insignificance -to positions of influence that there was need of a new technical -literature--a literature for classroom and reference which should -adequately supplement their periodicals. - -Our first efforts were largely in the field of engineering, but -presently we set new goals for ourselves. By processes which seemed -natural to us, we have extended our publishing not only into the -fields of chemistry, physics, mathematics and English, with a view -always of supplying better fundamental textbooks for students, but -also into the fields of agriculture, business administration and -economics. Similarly our range of publishing has broadened from the -somewhat restricted field of _applied science_, to include numerous -works of high standard dealing with _pure science_. - -In all these fields the aim has been, not only to produce a better -grade of text and reference book, but to put behind each book a -selling organization so competent that the maximum market, both -in this country and abroad, would be reached. Without this the -possibility of persuading important men, in all branches of science, -to produce textbooks seemed futile, for the author's return must -always be in proportion to the distribution. - -The association with the journals of the McGraw-Hill Company, which we -represent in all matters pertaining to the production of books, -brings us into close contact with the widest range of engineering and -industrial activities. The circulations of these journals include the -leading engineers and executives of the world. The list follows: - - _American Machinist_ - _Electric Railway Journal_ - _Electrical World_ - _Engineering and Mining Journal-Press_ - _Coal Age_ - _Engineering News-Record_ - _Power_ - _Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering_ - _Electrical Merchandising_ - _Industrial Engineer_ - _Bus Transportation_ - _Journal of Electricity_ - _Ingenieria Internacional_ - -From these journals we draw both editorial guidance and marketing -power. They are the "natural resources" which simplified the problems -of our early years and made possible our rapid development and growth, -until today, by the application of the same editorial standards and -marketing methods, in broader fields, we are able to offer to the -author of technical books a highly developed machinery of publication -and distribution. - - - - -TABLE OF CONTENTS - - - PAGE - - I. UNIFORMITY AND STANDARDS 1 - - II. PREPARING THE MANUSCRIPT 3 - - Typing--Numbering the Pages--Copy for Footnotes--Copy - for Illustrations--Subdividing the Text--Some Details - of Typography--Bibliographies--Tables of Contents-- - Indexes--Some Details of Style--Copyright Infringements - --Shipping the Manuscript. - - III. ILLUSTRATIONS 10 - - Line Drawings--Halftone Illustrations--Wax Cuts--In - General--The Number of Illustrations. - - IV. MANUFACTURING THE BOOK 14 - - Sample Galleys--Galley Proofs--Page Proofs--Answering - Queries--Proof-reading--Author's Corrections. - - V. WHEN THE BOOK IS PUBLISHED 19 - - Marketing a Book--Corrections and Revisions--Translations - --Prompt Publication. - - - - -A FEW SUGGESTIONS TO McGRAW-HILL AUTHORS - - - - -I - -UNIFORMITY AND STANDARDS - - -The purpose of these suggestions is fourfold: - - (1) To assist our authors in preparing their manuscripts and - in understanding the general process of publication. - - (2) To lighten the burden of the editors, typesetters, and - proof-readers in securing uniformity and adherence to high - standards. - - (3) To avoid complications and delays and--worst of all--the - item of author's corrections. - - (4) To obtain a standard of editorial details as uniformly - high as that of the subject-matter of our books. - -Let it be understood, first of all, that these are suggestions, not -rules. Although we endeavor to maintain high standards, we do not -insist upon uniformity of style or consistency throughout the books -in our widely diversified list. The editor of a periodical or the -proceedings of a society properly insists upon uniformity, generally -issues a style sheet to guide his contributors, and edits all -manuscript to fixed standards. But since our books cover nearly all -branches of science, we feel that absolute uniformity would accomplish -no good purpose. - -Throughout a single manuscript, however, in details of punctuation, -spelling, abbreviation, compounding of words, side- and -center-headings, notation, bibliographic references, etc., we do ask -for the adoption of a conservative, well-recognized standard. Even -uniformity throughout a manuscript seems, curiously enough, -most difficult to secure, although the lack of it leads to -misunderstandings, delays and author's corrections, with their -attendant avoidable expenses. - -We have used the phrase "conservative, well-recognized standard" -advisedly. Departure from such standards, either in spelling, -punctuation, systems of notation or otherwise, is not advisable, for -whatever convictions the author and the publisher may have it is quite -certain that the majority of the readers of any given book will be -conservative and more often annoyed than otherwise by any radical -departures from common practice. - -Without reference to our own views on simplified spelling, for -example, we are confident that the radical simplified speller is -neither surprised nor disturbed to find in a book what he would term -old-fashioned spelling. The conservative speller, on the other hand, -is shocked even at _tho_ and _thru_, and the book suffers accordingly. -Nevertheless, we have no quarrel with _sulfur_ in our manuscripts on -chemical subjects, or with any other spelling which has been approved -officially by the leading technical society in the particular field of -the manuscript. - -To secure consistency in details throughout his manuscript it is best -for an author to adopt as his guides, at the very beginning of -his work, some standard unabridged dictionary and an authoritative -writer's manual, and to stick to these alone until his book is on the -market. By this method he will give his book not only a high standard -but uniformity in details. - - - - -II - -PREPARING THE MANUSCRIPT - - -The first requisite of good manuscript is obviously legibility. To -this end we suggest the following: - -=Typing.=--Manuscript should be typewritten in black on one side of -white paper, uniform in size and preferably 8-1/2×11 inches. A paper -of reasonable thickness and toughness is desirable. Thin, "manifold" -paper should not be used for the publisher's copy. - -The same spacing should be used as far as practicable on each sheet -to facilitate estimates as to the number of words in the complete -manuscript. A margin of at least an inch should be left at top, -bottom, and left-hand side. Single spacing should be avoided. - -A carbon copy should invariably be made and retained by the author, -both for his reference and to protect him against possible loss of the -original. The original or ribbon copy should be sent to the publisher. - -=Numbering the Pages.=--Sheets should be numbered consecutively in the -upper right-hand corner from beginning to end and arranged in order -of their numbers. Interpolated pages may be marked 36a, 36b, and so -forth, in accordance with the number of the preceding page. If any -pages are removed from the manuscript for any reason, the preceding -page should be double numbered, as, for example: 36 & 7 or 36-40. - -=Copy for Footnotes.=--Footnotes, if used, should be put into the body -of the manuscript immediately following the reference and separated -from the text by parallel lines above and below. The number referring -to the footnote should be placed in the text and before the footnote. -Generally speaking, we prefer the use of arabic numerals for -footnotes,[1] which should be carried out consecutively through each -chapter, when the footnotes are numerous, with a new series for each -chapter. In cases where footnotes are relatively few, the numerals -may be repeated without risk of confusion from page to page as the -footnotes occur. - - [Footnote 1: This footnote is to show the size of type (8 - point) which we generally use for footnotes. Incidentally - this booklet is set up in 10 point, and in the general - typographical style of our reference and textbooks, as - distinguished from handbooks. The dimensions of the type page - and the trimmed size of the page are those we usually adopt - for the standard 6×9-inch book.] - -=Copy for Illustrations.=--Drawings and photographs, which are -discussed more fully later, should not be inserted in the manuscript, -because illustrations are sent to the engraver at the same time that -the manuscript is sent to the printer. Small drawings should be pasted -on separate sheets of paper, one drawing to the sheet, but large -drawings and photographs should not be treated in this manner. Mounted -photographs are entirely satisfactory, but unmounted photographs -should not be pasted on sheets or mounted, except by an expert. All -illustrations should be referred to by figure numbers in the text and -numbered correspondingly for identification on the copy. We prefer to -have illustrations numbered consecutively from the beginning to the -end of the manuscript. - -=Subdividing the Text.=--In modern textbooks and scientific works the -tendency is toward clearly marked subdivisions of the text. To this -end center-headings, side-headings, and subheadings are constantly -used. It is in general advisable that all manuscripts be prepared in -this way. As far as is possible the divisions should be of reasonable -length in order that the text may be broken up sharply into its -subdivisions. In the case of textbooks intended for classroom use, we -find that teachers generally prefer divisions of approximately equal -size and not over a page in length. Where the division is longer than -a page, subdivisions with side-headings in italics may be used. - -Bold-face headings may be indicated in the manuscript either by the -letters =b. f.= or by underlining with a wavy line. Italics may be -indicated by underlining with a straight line. If bold-face capitals -are required, mark =b. f. caps=. - -In the designation of headings and subheadings particular care should -be taken to follow a consistent and easily understood plan. - -Some of our editors strongly recommend that every chapter should begin -with an uncaptioned introductory paragraph to avoid the bald-headed -appearance that results if a chapter begins immediately with a -bold-face caption. - -If a text is designed for one of the numerous series which we publish, -the author should consult the editor of the series for his preference -in this and similar matters. - -=Some Details of Typography.=--For classroom use the majority -of teachers seem to prefer to have the side-headings numbered -consecutively throughout the book. - -Tables and illustrations should be numbered consecutively throughout -the book but in separate series. Tables should have an appropriate -caption above, and, generally speaking, illustrations should have a -descriptive legend below. Tables should be arranged, if possible, so -that they can be printed across the page. - -When equations and formulas are numerous, and especially in books -designed for classroom use, it is often advantageous to number them -consecutively throughout the text. - -For chapters and tables roman numerals should be used; for all other -series, arabic. - -Excerpts from the works of other authors (when they are more than -a phrase or sentence), problems, examples and test questions are -generally set in smaller type than the body of the text itself. -Accordingly they should be clearly marked. - -=Bibliographies.=--Bibliographic references by footnotes serve in -most books. Bibliographies of greater extent should be arranged -alphabetically at the end of each chapter of the book, or numbered -serially and referred to by numbers in the text. The custom is to -print the titles of books in roman and the titles of periodicals in -italics. Abbreviations should conform to the well-established -style sheets of technical societies. We recommend particularly the -abbreviations of: - - { Issued by the American Society of - ENGINEERING INDEX { Mechanical Engineers, 29 West 39th - { Street, New York. - - { Issued by the American Chemical - CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS { Society, 1709 G Street, N. W., - { Washington, D. C. - - { Issued by the Board of Control of - { Botanical Abstracts, Dr. Donald - BOTANICAL ABSTRACTS { Reddick, Business Manager, Cornell - { University, Ithaca, N. Y. - - { Issued by the Zoological Society of - THE ZOOLOGICAL RECORD { London, Regent's Park, London. - - THE INTERNATIONAL CATALOGUE { Issued by the Royal Society of - OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE { London. - -The extent of the bibliography will vary, of course, with the nature -of the subject and the treatment. The tendency to-day appears to -be toward rather excessive bibliographies, which do not seem to -us generally to be justified. For a simple rule, we recommend -"bibliographies of easily accessible sources." - -=Tables of Contents.=--Detailed tables of contents to run in the front -of the book serve a useful purpose. They should, however, be kept down -to reasonable limits. - -There are three forms of contents used in our books: - - (1) A simple list of chapter headings. In many cases this is - sufficient. - - (2) Chapter headings with all articles or sub-headings given - underneath. These may either be listed or "run in." With a - good index, such a full table of contents seems hardly to - serve a useful purpose. - - (3) The chapter headings with the outstanding sub-headings - listed or "run in" underneath. When these headings are - selected carefully they give a quick but comprehensive picture - of the contents. - -Lists of illustrations are nowadays generally regarded as unnecessary -in a technical book, and should be prepared only for the guidance of -the author and the publisher. - -=Indexes.=--A good subject index is necessary in all technical works. -A widely-read periodical in New York at one time published regularly -the following notice of subject books which were submitted to it for -review and found to be without indexes: - - The publisher and the author did not think well enough of this - book to supply it with a suitable index. We feel, therefore, - that it is hardly worthy of a review in our columns. - -A good index is one which enables the reader or student to locate -readily the subject or item which he seeks. It is usually best for an -author to make his own index. A professional indexer is inclined to -overload an index; the author, with his knowledge of the subject and a -little study, will generally produce a better working index. - -Our usual style of index is two columns to the page, set in 8-point -type, with not more than two indentions. The following example shows -the use of the single and double indentions: - - -INDEX - - A - - Acetylene starters, 263 - - Air cooling, 125 - valve, 425 - auxiliary, 72 - dashpot, 74 - - Alcohol, heating value, 70 - use in radiator, 128 - - Alignment of wheels, 421 - - Alternating current generator, simple, 280 - - Ammeter, method of connecting, 133 - operation of, 337 - - Ampere, definition of, 132 - - Anti-friction bearings, 364 - - Armature type magneto, 191 - - Arm, torque, 400 - - Atwater-Kent ignition systems, 163, 167 - - - B - - Battery, effect of overcharging, 245 - overfilling, 257 - undercharging, 245 - freezing temperature of, 250 - ignition systems, 159 - care of, 186 - timing, 185 - jars and covers, 242 - markings, 244 - necessity of pure water in, 247 - operation of, 245 - rundown, causes, 260 - sediment, 260 - specific gravity, change in, 247 - sulphation, 256 - testing with hydrometer, 247, 248 - with voltmeter, 255 - voltage, 244 - -Serious objection is properly made to numerous page references under -a single heading. For example, in a book on Petroleum, references to -every page on which the word _petroleum_ appears would obviously be -valueless. The solution lies in concise qualifications of the main -titles to reduce to the minimum the actual number of page references -opposite each heading. - -In the preparation of an index the use of 3×5-inch cards, or paper of -sufficient weight to be handled easily and of similar dimensions, -is advisable. This enables the author to arrange his subject matter -alphabetically and assemble his duplicate references easily. The -single and double indentions should be marked on these cards, and the -guide words stricken out when indentions are indicated. For single -indentions use this mark [sq]. For double indentions use [sq][sq]. -If, after the cards are so arranged and marked, it is possible for the -author to have the index typewritten in manuscript form, the risk of -mixing and loss of cards is minimized and the work of the printer is -facilitated. - -=Some Details of Style.=--Because we do not seek uniformity throughout -our entire list of books but ask only for uniformity within -a manuscript itself, with adherence to any conservative and -well-recognized standard, we do not issue a style sheet. - -The periodicals with which we are associated (the publications of the -McGraw-Hill Company, Inc., Tenth Avenue and 36th Street, New York) -have a sheet which is excellent, and which may well serve as a guide -to the author who is undertaking the preparation of a manuscript. Or -the author may use as his guide any good writer's manual. At the risk -of monotonous repetition, however, we urge once more the importance of -uniformity throughout the manuscript itself. To this end, we suggest -the following: - -_Spelling._--Follow any one of the standard and well-recognized -dictionaries, but follow it consistently. We encounter difficulties -especially in the matter of hyphenated words; in using hyphens follow -the dictionary. - -_Abbreviations._--Again, any well-recognized standard will satisfy us. -Dictionaries do not, in general, cover the abbreviations of scientific -words to a satisfactory extent. We would suggest, therefore, that -the author secure the style sheet of one of the leading technical -societies in the field in which he works. - - For Chemistry American Chemical Society - - For Civil Engineering American Society of Civil - Engineers - - For Electrical Engineering American Institute of Electrical - Engineers - - For Mechanical Engineering American Society of - Mechanical Engineers - - For Mining and Metallurgy American Institute of Mining - and Metallurgical Engineers - - For Economics and Business American Economic Association - -All of these technical societies have not only worked out their style -sheets with care, but they have, in general, accustomed their numerous -members to the details of these style sheets. - -=Copyright Infringements.=--All publishers have noted in recent years -a great increase in the number of copyright infringement cases. Many -of these appear to spring from the habit of first preparing lecture -notes, which are compiled or dictated from various sources without -thought of publication. By the time the plan to produce a book -matures, the source of the original material is often entirely -forgotten. - -No question is more common in the technical publishing field than "How -far can I make excerpts, with credit but without permission, from the -writings of other authors?" - -To this question no definite and entirely satisfactory answer can be -given. Certainly, where illustrations, tables, or important abstracts -are to be made, the author should ask permission of the publisher or -author from whose work he wishes to quote. In addition he should take -special pains to see that full credit is given in the form required by -the author or publisher from whom he has secured permission. - -The copyright law and the penalties for infringement of copyright are -drastic, but the decisions which have been rendered in cases that have -gone to trial do not furnish any particularly safe guide. - -In our experience the safest guide is a simple rule of courtesy. -Neither the author nor the publisher of a work will refuse any -reasonable request, though he may greatly resent borrowing without the -courtesy of a request. It is safer, therefore, to obtain permission -from author or publisher before borrowing from another work. - -=Shipping the Manuscript.=--Manuscript should invariably be shipped -flat, not folded or rolled. - -Manuscript and drawings should be sent together and not in -instalments. Except in rare instances, we do not undertake piecemeal -manufacture of a book. In our experience such publication methods save -little or no time and more often result in confusion and expense. - -Manuscript, before it has been set up in type, should be shipped by -express with a suitable valuation placed thereon. After the manuscript -has been set up in type, the manuscript and proof may best be sent by -parcel post, special delivery. - - - - -III - -ILLUSTRATIONS - - -In technical work such as ours the illustrations are of two classes: -(1) line drawings; (2) photographic or halftone illustrations. - -=Line Drawings.=--Copy for line drawings should be made two to three -times the dimensions of the completed illustration. The weight of -line, and especially the lettering, should be carefully worked out -to give desired results. The following illustrations, taken from -"Engineering Drawing," by Thomas E. French, will serve as a guide to -the draftsman preparing these illustrations. We suggest, however, -that when the completed copy for a few characteristic illustrations -is ready, the author send the samples to us in order that we may -determine their suitability or even, if desirable, reproduce the -samples in order that the author may examine the results with us. When -difficulty is encountered in securing suitable lettering, which will -give a finished appearance to the illustrations, we are willing to -accept the drawings with the lettering penciled in. We, in turn, -engage draftsmen, who are experienced in lettering for reproduction, -to finish the work. As this often leads to errors, however, we prefer -the completed drawings ready for reproduction. - -Line drawings from periodicals, catalogues and other publications can -be reproduced direct without material reduction in size, when the copy -is suitable for the book, and, of course, when permission to reproduce -has been secured by the author. - -=Halftone Illustrations.=--Halftone illustrations can be made -satisfactorily only from photographs or wash drawings. Photographs -on a high-finish or glossy paper produce the best results. We cannot -produce good results by making a halftone from a halftone print. -A halftone engraving is photographed through a screen, and when we -undertake to reproduce a halftone from a halftone print we throw one -screen upon the other. In rare cases passable results can be obtained -in this way, but such copy should be used most sparingly. - -[Illustration: Drawing for one-half reduction.] - -[Illustration: One-half reduction.] - -If photographs are unmounted, they should not be mounted or pasted on -sheets of paper. Smoothly mounted photographs present no difficulties -to the engraver. - -Numbers, letters or marks should not be placed on the face of -photographic prints or wash drawings. If numbers or letters are called -for, they should be indicated in pencil at the proper point on the -back of unmounted prints. This can be done easily by holding the -print against a window facing a strong light. In the case of mounted -photographs, a fly leaf of thin paper pasted on the back of the -photograph at the top and folded over the face of the photograph, can -be used for the numbers or letters. In both cases the engraver adds -the numbers or letters on the print in the manner best suited to -reproduction. - -[Illustration: Drawing for two-thirds reduction.] - -[Illustration: Two-thirds reduction.] - -Manufacturers' cuts can sometimes be used when the nature of the text -calls for them. If possible the manufacturer should be asked to supply -the original photograph or drawing. If this is not available, then the -original cut--not an electrotype--should be secured. Electrotypes can -often be used, but the results are not of the standard which we like -to maintain. - -=Wax Cuts.=--Formerly many textbooks were illustrated by engravings -made by the wax process. This is the process ordinarily used for the -production of maps. The cost of these engravings has risen, however, -to a point which makes them now practically out of the question for -the average book. They may be used in special cases. Their chief -advantage is that they can be made from rough pen or pencil sketches -and do not call either for finished lines or careful lettering. - -=In General.=--Wherever possible illustrations to occupy a full page -should stand vertically on the page. This is, we think, obviously more -satisfactory to the user of the book. - -Folded plates and charts should be avoided as far as possible, -not only because they involve an unreasonable expense, but because -American readers, at least, do not like them. Furthermore any -considerable number of inserted charts weakens the binding of the -book. - -Color plates and maps in color are prohibitively expensive for most -technical books, but systems of shading and cross-hatching can be -employed as a substitute for colors in many forms of illustration. - -=The Number of Illustrations.=--The cost of engravings of all types -has risen out of all proportion to the costs of other details of book -manufacture, and there is no present prospect of a reduction in -the scale of prices. This proves to be especially burdensome to the -publishers of technical and scientific books where the texts generally -contain a large number of illustrations. Accordingly we ask authors -to consider carefully the possibilities of reducing the number of -illustrations. In books of the character of ours illustrations are -essential, and wherever they aid the reader in grasping the subject -or are essential to the understanding of the subject, they cannot be -eliminated. But we do not believe in illustrations that are merely -"pictures" and are not essential to the understanding of the text. -Wherever they can be dispensed with, without injury to the text, they -should be eliminated in order that the retail price of the book may be -kept within reasonable limits. - - - - -IV - -MANUFACTURING THE BOOK - - -=Sample Galleys.=--When the manuscript has been prepared in our -offices for the printer, and the time has come to undertake the -manufacture of the book, we ask the printer, first, to set a few pages -of the manuscript and submit them to us in galley proofs. These are in -turn submitted to the author in order that he may study the typography -and inform us if we have in any way misunderstood his manuscript and -the marks on it. This step is, of course, dispensed with if a definite -agreement has been reached in advance as to the typographical details -of the book. - -When the author has looked over these first galleys, not with the idea -of proof-reading but of determining upon the style, we instruct the -printer to proceed with the typesetting. - -=Galley Proofs.=--These proofs in duplicate (one set is for the -author's files) are first submitted to the author, and accompanying -these is a cut dummy which shows the illustrations reproduced as they -will appear in the book. - -Galley proofs should be read with extreme care, and wherever possible -the author should call in some associate or assistant to read them as -well, for it is our experience that the author who has spent a great -deal of time in the preparation of a manuscript often reads with his -memory rather than his eyes and passes the most obvious errors. - -When the author returns the galleys with his corrections marked -thereon, he should at the same time return the original manuscript. -At this time also figure numbers and captions should be added to -the illustrations, and an indication should be made by number in -the margin of the galleys of the approximate location of the -illustrations. - -Illustrations are inserted in the pages by the printer as near the -point of reference as the limitations of make-up will permit. If, as -happens in rare cases, an illustration must be inserted in a given -paragraph, this should be clearly indicated on the galley proof. - -=Page Proofs.=--The printer then proceeds to make the book up into -pages, and duplicate page proofs are forwarded to the author. These -again should be read carefully to make sure that all corrections which -were indicated in the galleys have been properly made, and returned -to us for final casting into plates. Changes, and additions other -than typographical corrections, which involve the overrunning and -rearranging of lines or pages, often mean the remake-up of many pages -of type and an expense that is usually out of all proportion to the -good accomplished. Corrections and changes should, therefore, always -be made in the galley proofs, to avoid the difficult question of -author's corrections, which is discussed on page 18. - -The duplicate set of page proofs should be retained by the author for -use in preparing his index, in order that the copy for the index -may be forwarded as soon after the final shipment of page proofs as -possible. - -=Answering Queries.=--Frequently the proof-readers query certain -points in the manuscript on the galley or page proofs. It is important -that the author note these queries in all cases and indicate his -decision regarding the questions so raised. - -=Proof-reading.=--In technical books especially, good proof-reading is -essential. We use every effort to submit proofs which follow closely -the original copy, but the experienced author knows that he himself -cannot exercise too much care in proof-reading. The amount of damage -which has been done to the reputation and sales of many otherwise -excellent technical books, by carelessness in proof-reading, would -astound the inexperienced author. - -One set of galley and one set of page proofs which the author receives -are marked with the printer's corrections, generally in green or red -ink. The set containing the printer's marks should be returned with -the author's corrections added. The duplicate set the author should -keep for his own files. - -For the guidance of those who are inexperienced in proof-reading, -we give herewith a reproduction of a sheet showing the ordinary -proof-reading marks. It is helpful if the author follows this general -system in marking his proofs. It is essential that the corrections be -clearly marked. - - - - -PROOFREADER'S MARKS - - [symbol] Insert the letter, word or punctuation mark indicated. - [symbol] Insert or substitute a period at the place indicated. - [symbol] Insert an apostrophe. - [symbol] Insert quotation marks. - [symbol] Insert a hyphen. - [symbol] Make a space at the point indicated. - [symbol] Close up or join separated letters or words. - [symbol] Delete or take out. - [l.c.] Change from capital to small letter. - [Cap.] Change to capital letter. - [s.c.] Change to small caps. - [ital.] Change to italics. - [rom.] Change to roman type. - [w.f.] Wrong font letter. - [tr] Transpose. - [symbol] Words or letters inclosed by line should change places. - [¶] Paragraph here. - [No ¶] No paragraph here. - [Stet or ... ] Restore word or sentence mistakenly marked out. - [? or Qy.] Is this right? - [X] Broken letter. - [symbol] Move to left. - [symbol] Move to right. - [symbol] Push down space. - - -In preparing copy for the printer the writer should underline: - - _One line_, words to be put in italics. - _Two lines_, words to be put in small caps. - _Three lines_, words to be put in large caps. - _Wave line_ (~~~~~~), words to be put in heavy face type. - - -[Illustration: A CORRECTED PROOF-SHEET] - - -=Author's Corrections.=--No problem in the publishing of technical -books gives the publisher and the author more trouble than the -question of author's corrections. 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