We can offer you a copy editing service to industry standards, including spelling and grammar correction, word counting, applying a house style, rewriting text by non-native English speakers etc. You will deal directly with our Copy Editor who will provide you with regular feedback throughout the process. This is a standalone service and does not obligate you or Carmine Press to any further contract or undertaking.
Our fee is not eligible for any special offers or discounts, and will depend on the length and complexity of the text as well as the level of service required. Text must be supplied in electronic format as a word processing file. If you do not have an electronic copy of your book, we can offer a typing service that will prepare the document to the necessary specifications.
Standard Copy Editing includes:
- Correct mistakes in spelling, grammar and punctuation
- Apply consistency of style in spelling, punctuation, hyphenation, capitalisation and presentation
- Check cross-references and numbering of sections, figures, tables, pages, references, footnotes, etc
- Anglicise American spelling (if requested) or vice versa
- Check tables of contents, indices, glossaries and lists for accuracy
- Harmonise with preferred house style (if requested)
- Check and correct consistency in use of numerals, abbreviations, lists, typeface
- Ensure consistent presentation of artwork, captions, labels, headings and text
- Check that the text does not contradict data in tables and graphs
- Improve overall clarity, readability, fluency and consistency
- Query inconsistencies or incomplete references, eg footnotes and bibliography
- Ensure consistency of style and presentation
- Query potentially libellous statements
Fees for Standard Copy Editing start from £12 per 1000 words. For a free, no obligation quotation, please contact us.
We can also offer Enhanced Copy Editing to include all of the above plus:
- Rewriting to:
- remove verbosity, clumsiness or vagueness of expression
- clarify ambiguities and confusing statements
- remove non-sequiturs, redundancies, repetition, jargon, etc
- Suggest improvements to the coherence, logic and structure of the text
- Edit text by non-native English speakers to reflect an excellent command of the English language
Fees for Enhanced Copy Editing start from £15 per 1000 words. For a free, no obligation quotation, please contact us.