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Proofreading or proofreading is the process of finding and correcting mistakes and typos that have been made while writing the text and spoil the impression of the printed edition.
Why does a book need a proofreader?
Proofreading occurs at the end of proofreading a book for errors. It is the last check before typesetting. Text proofreading is aimed at correcting errors and other flaws that make it difficult for the reader to perceive the text.
The work of the proofreader is quite complex and painstaking. It requires a great deal of concentration and diligence from the performer.
Each text proofreader works with:
- Linguistic errors;
- Technical typing;
- Punctuation (spaces, dashes, hyphens, brackets);
- Registration of footnotes, lists and quotations.
Our specialists are fully aware of the language norms and make all the corrections according to the rules. They are responsible for proofreading and editing books.
How a book proofreader works
Book proofreading can be done by one or more specialists, depending on the amount of work. In the process:
- Correcting spelling and punctuation errors;
- Detect and mark semantic inaccuracies, repetitions;
- We unify the abbreviations, units;
- We monitor similar phrases and the correct use of brackets, hyphens, hyphens, dashes and other special symbols;
- Correcting errors in the harmonization of tenses, genders, persons, and numbers;
- Replacing single-occurring words in the same sentence with synonyms.
If the text is collapsed into a pdf, in addition:
- Reconcile tables, formulas, and figures with the original;
- Mark technical deficiencies in the layout (errors in the arrangement of headers, headers, hyphenation and hanging lines);
- Check the correspondence of page numbers and headings in the content and in the text;
- Control the unity of design (font emphasis, subordination of titles, the uniformity of the headings of the same level, design tables, figures, formulas, references, signatures, etc.).
In addition to correcting errors, the art proofreader makes sure that the publication observed uniformity of design elements of the text and take into account the often unobvious to the reader subtleties that determine how comfortably perceived the book.
