Peer - review is not about
fixing typos or rewording sentences.
If it's a minor modification, such as cleaning up your formatting,
fixing typos, or modifying your marketing links (such as other books by this author), and customers would consider it the same book, then there's no need for a new ISBN.
As you see, editing and proofreading involves so much more than just placing missed commas and
fixing typos.
And while, again,
fixing typos is good, having 8 (or 800) various editions of your book out there just feels wrong.
Instead of trying to fix everything at once, focus first on big picture changes (e.g. cutting chapters or adding in new sections) and then on the detailed edits (e.g.
fixing typos and tweaking sentences).
But formatting is one of those tools that you will use more often than you might think — formatting short stories, updating back matter,
fixing typos, sending out sample chapters.
If you need to make minor changes in your epub later, such as
fixing typos or changing links, the cost is $ 50, depending on the amount of revisions.
Unless you are making minor changes like
fixing typos, you need to assign a new ISBN.
This is the kind of editing most people think of when they think about book editing:
fixing typos and correcting spelling errors and sorting out grammatical messes.
But don't rewrite anything beyond
fixing typos and mistakes.
Not just
fixing typos, grammar, or formatting, but substantive changes?
I'm getting Slices ready to put up on the Kindle store —
fixing the typos I'd missed, re-writing the introduction, putting together a new cover because I'm not happy enough with the old one — and something I've been thinking...
The first thing to understand, if you are embarking on self - editing with support, is that editing is more than
fixing typos.
Micah Hauptman, financial services counsel with the Consumer Federation of America, told ThinkAdvisor on Friday that the technical corrections DOL issued are «
fixing typos and making other minor clarifications for the avoidance of any doubt about the rule.»
But good writing — online or off — involves much more than
fixing typos or tweaking awkward phrases after the fact.
The iPhone automatically enables autocorrect on its keyboards, which means it'll automatically
fix a typo like «adn» to «and» if you're typing quickly and misspell a word.
Then your co-worker, who left their window open when they went to lunch, helpfully
fixes a typo... and overwrites everything you just did.
You need to
fix the typo in your first paragraph... in EACH bite, not eat bite.
Ability to
Fix Typos — This one right here is worth 1000 points.
It's really just
fixing a typo.»
Third Quarterly Test Problem 20 -
fixed the typo in the word «minutes.»
there are huge advantages to having control over your content, covers, pricing and promotions» and that she was «able to
fix typos, get new covers, and promote.»
Peach stated that «there are huge advantages to having control over your content, covers, pricing and promotions» and that she was «able to
fix typos, get new covers, and promote.»
When authors work with paid editors, one of the smartest things they do is pre-clean their manuscripts every way possible, so that the editor they pay is working at a higher level than easily
fixed typos and misspellings.
We'll
fix your typos, spelling mistakes, punctuation problems, and capitalization errors.
Similarly, if you want to change back matter or
fix a typo, you have to do it multiple times.
Paying a formatter is one option, but when you publish a lot and you like to update back matter and
fix typos or issues yourself, then having control is more important.
It is an ABSOLUTE MUST to not only
fix the typo's spell check identifies but to also (READ) your book about two weeks after you have finished writing it.
A poorly edited book on Amazon will draw «Negative» comments and they will haunt you even after you have
fixed the typos and grammar.
Your manuscript needs to be edited and ready to go — though I will
fix any typos I find.
If you are a client of BB eBooks, please free to forward us the list and we can
fix the typos for you on all editions.
Here's what I've been working on: - Did a re-write to
fix typos on Descending, made it a shiny new... Continue reading →
I didn't have another $ 300 to pay them to
fix typos when I can do it for free and put this book on Kindle and Create Space for 70 % royalties.
I * love * the arrow keys at the bottom as they are very handy to navigate a few characters left and right, which is handy to
fix typos.
Once your book has been converted to ePub format, it's too late to
fix a typo!
We can change our mind about our back - cover blurb book description, our cover, update front and back matter (even
fix typos and the like), and reevaluate our KU choice every few months.
If we change covers, front and back matter, or even
fix typos or errors missed in editing, we could submit newer versions.
I guess Verizon needs to
fix their typos...
@Below: Lol,
fixed typo: D
I had to pull my mitts off and
fix the typos created by my fingers hitting more than one key at a time...
Testers also jotted notes, made quick edits and
fixed typos.
If the problem is particularly bugging you, you can also turn off autocorrect altogether on your phone, but then you'll probably realize how much you've been relying on it to
fix typos.
Some cleanup is needed to
fix the typos, but this is a start to a potentially successful letter.
You fixed every typo and changed the font 5 times.
When I look at an article for the first time, I have to resist the urge to
fix typos or make style changes (and believe me, as an editor, it's hard).
There wasn't a delete button and having to
fix typos could lead to starting over completely.
And I just put a link... AND
I fixed your typo!
Sorry about the double post above, was trying to
fix a typo and sent it twice!!