[bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages.

very interesting. Good for Charisma  I told Scott Raines that I thought the 
author of The Shadow history would be delighted if his book were edited before 
being put into the collection (Bob had spoken to him when they met at a 
conference at one point) but Scott said, no, we hat to stick to the no-changing 
policy]Cindy




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> From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 10:33 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages.
> 
>
>You and me, both, Sue!  I cringe every time I see an obvious editing error, 
>and some books are AWFUL!  Still, I am a rule follower.  Every once in a 
>while, though, I write to a publisher about poor editing to get it off my 
>chest.  Not sure if Charisma stiller ears, but she wrote an author about 
>mistakes in her books with a list and she did fix it in a subsequent reprint.  
>
>
>So, if you need  vent your frustration, maybe it's best to approach the author 
>and publishers. Smiles.
> Valerie
>
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>From: Sue Stevens <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Sent: Wed, February 15, 2012 11:57:20 PM
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between pages.
>>
>>
>>Thanks, Valerie.  That does make sense to me. Now I understand why we 
are supposed to change hyphenated words but not actual printed words.  But 
I have to tell you I will wince every time I see something like, “What rime is 
it?”  (smile)
>> 
>>Sue S.
>>  
>>From: Valerie Maples 
>>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 11:44 PM
>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between 
pages.
>>  Dear Sue;
>> 
>>I think it is readability and the chance that a missed hyphen or page 
number/break being announced would ruin the word being comprehended.  An 
author never hyphenates words like that, it is purely a product of the printing 
process. a Misprinted word, on the other hand, is something the editor or 
someone else missed along the way, so we cannot change it.  At least that 
is my take, for what it is worth...
>> Valerie 
>> 
>>From: Sue  Stevens <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Sent: Wed, February 15, 2012 4:58:58  PM
>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss]  Re: hyphenated words between pages.
>>>
>>>
>>>Well, you know, I don’t get it.  Some things we are allowed  tochange, even 
>>>though we are told we cannot tamper with books as  published;  whereas, if 
>>>we see a scanno and it is in the print book, we  cannot change it.  To me, 
>>>that doesn’t sound logical.  Why are we  allowed to change hyphenated 
>>>words?  Don’t get me wrong;  I have  always done that, but I still don’t see 
>>>the logic.
>>> 
>>>Sue S.
>>>  
>>>From: Jamie Yates,  CPhT 
>>>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 4:19 PM
>>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: hyphenated words between  pages.
>>>  I  see it all the time when scanning books. Just because word processors 
>>>don't do  it, doesn't mean books don't do it.
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Jamie in 
  Michigan
>>>
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