Style Manual: For Authors, Editors and Printers Paperback – 19 February 2002

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Anyone faced with the task of preparing material for publication needs guidance. This sixth edition of the Style Manual provides guidance and detailed advice on publishing in both print and electronic formats. It represents a substantial revision in response to the rapid and extensive changes that have occurred in publishing since the fifth edition was produced in 1994. The new Style Manual continues to provide detailed information and recommendations on the best practices in design, editing, production and writing. This edition builds on the Style Manual's reputation as an outstanding Australian reference standard for all those who understand the value of effective communication.

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0701636483
ISBN-13

978-0701636487
Edition

6th
Publisher

Wiley
Publication date

19 February 2002
Language

English
Dimensions

19.3 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
Print length

560 pages
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DCITA is the author of Style Manual: For Authors, Editors and Printers, 6th Edition, published by Wiley.

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DCITA is the author of Style Manual: For Authors, Editors and Printers, 6th Edition, published by Wiley.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley; 6th edition (19 February 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 560 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0701636483
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0701636487
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.3 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm

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ausrob69

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Reviewed in Australia on 19 February 2020

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I just use it as a reference. For that, it’s very good.

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Carla van Raay

Brilliant and Comprehensive in grammatical detail and as guide to customary uses.

Reviewed in Australia on 30 June 2019

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A trustworthy guide to style appropriate to the English-speaking world. Do not expect guidance regarding how to create terms like the long-em/longer dash - or regarding any item not available directly from the average keyboard.

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G. Appleby

Good, clear, examples with rationale guidebook

Reviewed in Australia on 30 August 2018

Normally it would get higher but it need a revision. Still a good book to read to get good and bad examples.

Reviewed in Australia on 15 October 2020

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Wonderful book. I'd recommend it to anyone in the writing business. I'm an engineer and work doing reports. Usually colleagues don't know much about formatting or use of capitals, like capitalising north, south, east and west. Everyone's got their own ideas and think everything is debatable. This book is the end to countless hours of discussions on stuff like whether or not to hyphen south-west. I can't be happier with this book. It will save me lots of times and strife. Thanks.

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Mr John D'Hooghe

Stops arguments

Reviewed in the United States on 12 June 2014

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The Australian Style Manual is a great guide to ensure consistency in our corporate writing.
It stops the argument about : How many spaces after a full-stop; Should we use "organisation" or "organization"; the correct formatting of bullet points.
Australians companies should consider using it.

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M. Hughes

Heavy. No Kidding!

Reviewed in the United States on 4 May 2014

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I'm also a US-based writer and editor, and I use this when editing for the two Australian magazines I proof and copy edit. This is a useful book, extremely detailed, and handy to designate differences between US and Australian capitalization, punctuation and grammar rules, and taking the normal style guide a step further into layouts and use of images.

One thing: the entire book is printed on super-heavy, glossy paper, which frequently gives a false notion of how long it is and where the reader is. Looking for page 168, I kept thinking I was close only to discover I hadn't even hit page 100 yet.

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the Lost Lenore

Good manual

Reviewed in the United States on 11 February 2015

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Great resource for my work. I have clients who are in Australia as well as in the USA.

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Susan

Very helpful

Reviewed in the United States on 7 March 2013

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I bought this when I edited several books for Australian authors (I'm US-based). I wasn't sure if there was anything different between my usual Chicago Manual of Style and Australian style. Actually, there isn't much difference, except for metric style measurements and some capitalization issues. A great reference book to have!

Susan Uttendorfsky
Owner, Adirondack Editing

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Donald D. Hale

Amazon Goofs!

Reviewed in the United States on 16 October 2014

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I needed a style manual for American use. I received one for New Zealand use. It was of no value to me. It was shipped by a charitable organization, so I tossed it and ate the $40.

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